Ruscus colchicus
Yeo
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Stem
The stems are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Georgia, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: Turkey
How to Identify
A temperate shrub in the Asparagaceae family with edible stems and leaves.
Names & Synonyms
Dzmerkhli
Platyruscus colchicus (Yeo) A. P. Khokhr. & V. N. Tikhom.
References (2)
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 6
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
