Spreading Pellitory / عشبة الدم /

Basil Leaved Pellitory / Judean Pellitory / حائطِيَّة اليَهودِيَّة / حشيشة الجرح / حَشيشَة الرّيح / قزيزة /

Parietaria judaica L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Young leaves
  • Young shoots
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Raw
  • Salads
Blooming period
December to August
Foraging period
November to February
Seed collection period
June to September

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Parietaria L.
Family
Urticaceae
Wikidata item
Q147991
GBIF Item
Parietaria judaica L. (5361801)

References

  1. Parietaria judaica L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-07.
  2. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  3. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-07. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Parietaria+judaica>

Citation

Parietaria judaica L. in Barari platform (2023). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/842 accessed via barari.org on 11/29/2023.

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