Iris reticulata
M. Bieb.
Dwarf iris, Netted iris
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Flowers
The leaves are eaten fresh, and the flower tepals are eaten raw as a snack.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Europe, Iran, Slovenia, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A bulb plant. It grows 10 cm tall. The leaves are grass like. The flowers are blue with yellow marks.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Iris reticulata, the snow iris, netted iris, or golden netted iris, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Birbizek, Gul sosin, Gulilka nevruze, Kara korpeze, Kilozik, Kuelbiza, Mrežasta perunika
Iridodictyum hyrcanum (Woronow ex Grossh.) Rodion. [Invalid]Iridodictyum reticulatum (M. Bieb.) Rodion.Iris histrio var. atropurpurea (Dykes) DykesIris hyrcana Woronow ex Grossh.Iris reticulata var. atropurpurea DykesIris reticulata var. cyanea RegelIris reticulata var. krelagei RegelIris reticulata var. reticulataNeubeckia reticulata (M. Bieb.) Alef.Xiphion krelagii (Regel) KlattXiphion reticulatum (M. Bieb.) Klatt
References (5)
- Demir, I. & Ayaz, N., 2022, Wild edible plants contributing to the traditional foods of Mardin (Turkey) Province. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 21(3), July 2022, pp 569-582
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
- http://www.botanic-gardens-ljubljana.com/en/plants
- Polat, R., et al, 2017, Survey of wild food plants for human consumption in Bingol, (Turkey). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 16(3) July 2017, pp. 378-384
- Yesil, Y., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants in Yeşilli (Mardin-Turkey), a multicultural area. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:52
