Hellenocarum amplifolium

(Boiss. & Hausskn.) Kluykov

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves at the base of the plant are used as a vegetable.

It is a temperate plant.

Central Asia, Iran, Iraq, Middle East,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen

A herbaceous plant in the Apiaceae family found in temperate regions. The basal leaves are edible.

Names & Synonyms

Bareza

Bunium amplifolium (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Koso-Pol.Hellenocarum amplifolium (Boiss. & Hausskn.) KluykovMuretia amplifolia Boiss. & Hausskn.

References (2)

Ahmad, S. A. & Askari, A. A., 2015, Ethnobotany of the Hawraman Region of Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard Papers in Botany, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2015, pp. 85–89.
Zakharova, E. A., et al, 2016, A taxonomic study of the genus Hellenocarum H.Wolff (Umbelliferae-Apioideae) based on morphology, fruit anatomy, and molecular data. Turkish Journal of Botany. (2016) 40: 176-193