Ornithogalum cuspidatum
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Bulb
The young plant is boiled and then fried. The leaves and bulbs are edible portions.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Iraq, Middle East,
How to Identify
A temperate bulb plant in the Asparagaceae family.
Medicinal Uses
The young plant is traditionally boiled and then fried for consumption.
Names & Synonyms
Gelaxe, Ruske, Sebskola
Ornithogalum marginatum Lindl. [Illegitimate]Ornithogalum procerum Stapf.
References (2)
- Galalaey, A. M. K., et al, 2021, Ethnobotanical study of some wild edible plants in Hujran Bason, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ZANCO Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. Salahaddin University-Erbil p 25
- 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
