Tragopogon reticulatus

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Armenia, Caucasus, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten fresh and also used for pies. They are also fried. The gum from the latex is chewed.

It is sold in l ocal markets.

Edible parts

Flowers, leaves, stems

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Marsing, Qoshmoruk, Sindz

Synonyms

Tragopogon kurdicus Blakelock; Tragopogon reticulatus var. reticulatus; Tragopogon reticulatus var. stenophyllus Boiss.; Tragopogon stenophyllus Boiss. & A. Huet; Tragopogon talyschensis Boiss. & Buhse;