Tournefort's gundelia / عكّوب / كعّوب /

طيري / طيّرة / عكوب جبلي /

Gundelia tournefortii L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Flower heads
Preparation
  • Cooked with eggs
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Cooked with yogurt
Blooming period
March to May
Foraging period
March
Seed collection period
May to July
Potential medicinal uses
  • Hepatic
  • Hypotensive
  • Laxative
  • Tonic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Dissected
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Gundelia
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q11151237
GBIF Item
Gundelia tournefortii L. (3087520)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

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Citation

Gundelia tournefortii L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/527 accessed via barari.org on 4/17/2026.

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