Allium koelzii

(Wendelbo) Perss. & Wendelbo

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The young leaves are boiled in soup.

It is a temperate plant.

Iraq, Middle East,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen

A temperate onion in the Amaryllidaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Lûshe

Nectaroscordum koelzii Wendelbo

References (1)

Pieroni, A., et al, 2017, The spring has arrived: traditional wild vegetables gathered by Yarsanis (Ahl-e Haqq) and Sunni Muslims in Western Hawraman, SE Kurdistan (Iraq). Acta Soc Bot Pol 86(1):3519