Bellevalia paradoxa

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant.

Also put in the family Hyacinthaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Europe, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten cooked. They are cooked with wheat and milk.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aspenceri

Synonyms

Bellevalia acutifolia (Boiss.) L.N.Delaunay; Bellevalia acutifolia Deloney; Bellevalia elwendica Hausskn. ex Bornm.; Bellevalia pycnantha (K.Koch) Losinsk.; Botryanthus paradoxus (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kunth; Hyacinthella paradoxa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Chouard; Hyacinthella pycnantha (K.Koch) Chouard; Hyacinthus elwendius Bornm.; Hyacinthus paradoxus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Hyacinthus pycnanthus (K.Koch) Baker; Muscari acutifolium Boiss.; Muscari elwendium Hausskn.; Muscari paradoxum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) K.Koch; Muscari paradoxum C. Koch; Muscari pycnanthum K.Koch; Pseudomuscari acutifolium (Boiss.) Garbari; Pseudomuscari paradoxum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Garbari;