Silene compacta

Fisch.

CaryophyllaceaeLeaves
Silene compacta
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Silene compacta
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(c) Roman Yakimov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are cooked with cereals or roasted with eggs.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Turkey

How to Identify

A temperate herb in the Caryophyllaceae family with edible leaves.

Names & Synonyms

Givisk, Horuzpipigi, Kanlibasira otu

Atocion compactum (Fisch.) TzvelevSilene hypanica Klokov
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

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