Onosma argentata
Hub.-Mor.
BoraginaceaeFlowers
gbif · cc0
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - nectar
The nectar of the flowers is sucked.
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the borage family with edible flowers.
Names & Synonyms
Emzik, Sorma
References (3)
- Cakir, E. A., 2017, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants of Iğdır Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). Acta Soc Bot Pol. 2017;86(4):3568.
- Dogan, A. & Tuzlaci, E., 2015, Wild Edible Plants of Pertek (Tunceli-Turkey). Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 19: 126-135
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement (as argenta)