Cicer anatolicum
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Caucasus, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Türkiye
How it is used for food
The seeds are eaten fresh.
Edible parts
Seeds
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Nakace, Nihe keku, Nihe mircikon, Ugursuz nohut, Yabani nohut
Synonyms
Cicer glutinosum Alef.; Cicer songaricum Jaub. & Spach;