Roemeria hybrida

(L.) DC.

PapaveraceaeLeavesShoots
Roemeria hybrida
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Roemeria hybrida
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Roemeria hybrida
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(c) Alexey P. Seregin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Stems, Shoots

The young leaves and stems are eaten raw in salads or cooked in stews.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean plant.

Central Asia, Europe, Mediterranean, Spain, Tajikistan,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

How to Identify

A poppy herb in the Papaveraceae family native to the Mediterranean region.

Names & Synonyms

Amapola morada, Babaol dulce

Chelidonium hybrida L.and several others
References (2)
  • Blanco-Salas, J., et al, 2019, Wild Plants Potentially Used in Human Food in the Protected Area “Sierra Grande de Hornachos” of Extremadura (Spain). Sustainability 2019, 11, 456
  • Tardio, J., et al, 2006, Ethnobotanical review of wild edible plants in Spain. Botanical J. Linnean Soc. 152, 27-71

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