Silene melanantha
Franch
CaryophyllaceaeLeaves
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are edible and can be eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, China, Turkey, Türkiye,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
Silene melanantha is a herbaceous plant in the Caryophyllaceae family found in temperate regions.
Names & Synonyms
Ballı süpürge
Melandrium longipes Hand.-Mazz.Melandrium melananthum (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz.Silene longipes (Hand.-Mazz.) C. Y. Wu
References (1)
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement (As Silene longipes)
