Venus’ Comb / مُشط الزّهرة /

Shepherd's-needle / مُشط الراعي /

Scandix pecten-veneris L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Leaves

Preparation

Cooked with olive oil
Raw
Salads

Blooming period

March to April

Foraging period

January to March

Seed collection period

April to June

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

White

Leaf type

Dissected

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Scandix L.

Family

Apiaceae

Wikidata item

Q580360

GBIF Item

Scandix pecten-veneris L. (3034233)

References

Liopa-Tsakalidi, A. (2014). 'Scandix pecten-veneris' L.: A wild green leafy vegetable. Australian Journal of Crop Science, 8(1), 103-108.
Scandix pecten-veneris L. 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=Scandix+pecten-veneris>

Citation

Scandix pecten-veneris L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/755 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.