Aaronsohnia factorovskyi
Warb. & Eig
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Plant, Leaves - spice
The leaves are used as a spice, and the plant is eaten fresh or dried into sour milk cakes.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Kuwait, Mediterranean, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Names & Synonyms
Garras, Gurres
References (2)
- Mandaville, J. P., 2004, Bedouin ethnobotany: Plant concepts and plant use in a desert pastoral world. PhD thesis University of Arizona. p 159
- Norton, J., et al, 2009, An Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. UNESCO Office in Doha.
