Eminium spiculatum

(Blume) Schott

Eminium, Friar's cowl

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Root, Corm, Leaves

The root is edible cooked. Some caution is advised regarding toxicity.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in sand. It grows in dry rocky places. In Lebanon it grows in fields and in waste places in the highlands. It grows in hardiness zone 8 and above.

Asia, Europe, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestine, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A bulb or root crop plant. It grows 10 cm high. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are in rings. The leaves are lobed.

How to Grow

Propagation: Seed is best sown in a greenhouse as soon as it is ripe, though early spring sowing is also possible. Prick seedlings into individual pots once large enough to handle and grow on under glass for at least their first winter, planting out in late summer when dormant. Division can be done in late summer when plants are dormant.

Medicinal Uses

None known.

Other Uses

None known.

Wikipedia

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Eminium spiculatum is a species of plant in the family Araceae.

Notes

There are 8 Eminium species. It probably has anticancer peoperties.

Names & Synonyms

Ja'deh, Kirke ereba, Smaia', Sumai'ah, Zilika ereba

References (9)

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Al-Qura'n, S. A., 2010, Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Wild Edible Plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 1(4):231-243
Demir, I. & Ayaz, N., 2022, Wild edible plants contributing to the traditional foods of Mardin (Turkey) Province. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 21(3), July 2022, pp 569-582
Hinnawi, N. S. A., 2010, An ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the Northern West Bank "Palestine". An-Najah National University. p 91
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Tukan, S. K., et al, 1998, The use of wild edible plants in the Jordanian diet. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 49:225-235
Wild Edible Plants in Lebanon. Promoting dietary diversity in poor communities in Lebanon. http://www.wildedibleplants.org/ (As Eminium speculum)