Papaver syriacum

Boiss. et Blanche

PapaveraceaeLeavesScore: 27/100

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are edible.

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Israel, Mediterranean, Middle East, Syria,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen

An annual herb from the Mediterranean climate zone belonging to the Papaveraceae family.

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Leaves	87	161	38	3.9	—	—	—	—

There are 70 Papaver species.

References (3)

P. E. Boissier, Diagn. pl. orient. ser. 2, 6:8. 1859
Food Composition Tables for the Near East. http://www/fao.org/docrep No. 390
Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 211