Fibigia clypeata

(L.) Medik.

Fibigia, Paper pumpkinseeds

BrassicaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Young leaves can be eaten raw and are used as a cress in salads.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterraean climate plant. It grows in rocky and grassy places.

Balkans, Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Middle East, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen

How to Identify

A cabbage family herb. It is a short, dense, tufted plant. It is erect and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are grey or green. The lower leaves are oblong and broadest above the middle. The flowers are yellow.

How to Grow

Propagation: Sow seed in early spring in a cold frame. Prick seedlings out into individual pots when large enough to handle and plant out in late spring. If sufficient seed is available, an outdoor sowing directly in situ can be made in mid-spring.

Medicinal Uses

None known.

Other Uses

None known.

Wikipedia

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Fibigia clypeata is an Asian species of flowering plant of the genus Fibigia in the family Brassicaceae. It is distributed throughout Greece, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey, where it flowers between February and April. This plant is found in abundance and is native to the Shouf Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon. Its common Arabic name is بتلة كالمرساة. Its common English name is False-gypsophila ankyropetalum. Its common French name is Ankyropetale fausse- gypsophylle. It is a drought-tolerant perennial suitable for xeriscaping.

Names & Synonyms

Fibigia eriocarpaFarsetia clypeata R. Br.

References (5)

Blamey, M and Grey-Wilson, C., 2005, Wild flowers of the Mediterranean. A & C Black London. p 65
Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 58
Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 306 (As Farsetia clypeata)
Pflanzeng. 1:90. 1792
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/