Hara
Diplotaxis harra

Family: Brassicaceae

What it is like

An annual cabbage family herb. It grows 20-60 cm tall. The leaves are broadly oval. The flowers are yellow.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in the Sahara and arid regions.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Algeria, Asia, Egypt - Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Pakistan, Sahara, Sicily, Sinai, Syria, Tunisia

How it is used for food

The leaves are cooked to prepare special sauces. The seeds are used as a spice

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, seeds, spice

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cheryat, Harra, Lharra

Synonyms

Diplotaxis harra var. brevisiliquosa O. E. Schulz; Diplotaxis harra var. harra; Diplotaxis harra subsp. harra; Diplotaxis harra var. minor O. E. Schulz; Diplotaxis harra subsp. numidica O. Bolòs & Vigo; Diplotaxis harra var. subglabra (DC.) O.E. Schulz; Diplotaxis hispida var. subglabra DC.; Diplotaxis nana Boiss. ex T. Anderson; Diplotaxis pendula (Desf.) DC.; Pendulina harra (Forssk.) Willk.; Sinapidendron vogelii Webb; Sinapis harra Forssk.; Sisymbrium aegyptium Juss. ex DC.; Sisymbrium harra Steud.;