Oriental Viper‘s Grass / ربحلة / مخدة العروس /

Pappose Viper‘s Grass / دبح مقنزع /

Pseudopodospermum papposum (DC.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Edible

Edible part

Flowers
Roots
Sprouts
Young leaves

Preparation

Cooked
Salads

Blooming period

March to May

Foraging period

January to March

Seed collection period

June to July

Description

Perenniality

Perennial

Petal colour

Pink

Leaf type

Entire

Life form

Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus

Pseudopodospermum (Lipsch. & Krasch.) Kuth.

Family

Asteraceae

Wikidata item

Q12216413

GBIF Item

Pseudopodospermum papposum (DC.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian (10695181)

References

Pseudopodospermum papposum (DC.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Scorzonera+papposa>

Citation

Pseudopodospermum papposum (DC.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/737 accessed via barari.org on 7/25/2025.