Eminium, Friar's cowl
Eminium spiculatum
Family: Araceae
What it is like
A bulb or root crop plant. It grows 10 cm high. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are in rings. The leaves are lobed.
There are 8 Eminium species. It probably has anticancer peoperties.
Where it is found
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in sand. It grows in dry rocky places. In Lebanon it grows in fields and in waste places in the highlands. It grows in hardiness zone 8 and above.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Europe, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestine, Turkey, Türkiye
How it is used for food
The leaves are eaten raw in salads. The fresh or dried leaves are used in cooking. They are used in lamb stew. The root is cooked and eaten. Caution: Plants in this family can contain oxalates.
Edible parts
Root, corm, leaves
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Ja'deh, Kirke ereba, Smaia', Sumai'ah, Zilika ereba