Phelypaea violacea
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e-ReColNat (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
e-ReColNat (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
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RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
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RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
RECOLNAT (ANR-11-INBS-0004)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Flower stem
The flower stem is the edible portion, traditionally removed and dried, then ground into flour and mixed with barley flour. The plant can also be eaten raw or boiled.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Africa, Mediterranean, North Africa, Tunisia,
Countries: Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
It grows attached to or as a parasite on Zygophyllum album L.; Zygophyllum cornutum Coss. [ZYGOPHYLLACEAE] and sometimes Limonastrum guyonianum Dur.; [PLUMBAGINACEAE]).
Names & Synonyms
Abouchel-n-tekkouk, Aheliouine, Barnouk, Danoun, Denouss, Fetekchan, Idergis, Khares, Ouras, Temzellit, Tertout el kelab, Zebb el kaa, Zebb el nasrani, Zebb er-roumi, Zimzellil
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References (1)
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