Debbouna, Choubet, Sheikh el boukoul, Ialma, Chandjar, Hamricha, Tirhounam, Sahtour, Eastern Anchusa
Anchusa aegyptiaca
Family: Boraginaceae
What it is like
A low bristly annual herb. The stems lie along the ground or curve upwards. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. The leaf edges have teeth and are wavy. The lower leaves have a grooved stalk. The upper leaves do not have leaf stalks. They partly clasp the stem. The flowers are pale yellow. They are 4-6 mm long. There are leaf-like bracts below each flower.
There are about 25-35 Anchusa species.
Where it is found
A Mediterreanean climate plant. It grows on cultivated, waste and fallow ground and can be on dry hillsides and in sandy coastal habitats.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Europe, Greece, Mediterranean, North Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye
How it is used for food
The young leaves mixed with those of wild sorrel and eaten in soup.
Edible parts
Leaves