Papaver glaucum

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The young leaves are eaten raw in salads, fried, or boiled and then fried.

It is a temperate plant.

Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Turkey

A poppy herb in the Papaveraceae family found in temperate regions. It has edible leaves that can be prepared in various ways.

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Papaver glaucum, the tulip poppy, Turkish tulip or Turkish red poppy, is a poppy found in the region of Anatolia.

Names & Synonyms

Kulilka buk u zava, Kulilka erebo, Kulilka nisane, Qirceh, Xacxacok, Xecxecoka sehika, Xicxicok

References (2)

Yesil, Y., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants in Yeşilli (Mardin-Turkey), a multicultural area. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:52
Yesil, Y., et al, 2019, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants in Hasankeyf (Batman Province, Turkey). Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae. 88(3):3633