Golden Lady's Nightcap / بُنْغَرْدْيَة ذَهَبِيَّة / عُرف الديك /

Golden Rod / رجل الحمام / رجل الديك / عريفة الديك /

Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Sp.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Tuber
  • Young leaves
Preparation
  • Raw
  • Salads
Blooming period
February to March
Foraging period
January to April
Seed collection period
May to August

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Compound
Life form
  • Geophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Bongardia C.A.Mey.
Family
Berberidaceae
Wikidata item
Q4093107
GBIF Item
Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Sp. (3981547)

References

  1. Al-Qura’n, S. A. (2010). Ethnobotanical and ecological studies of wild edible plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International, 1(4), 231-243.
  2. Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Sp. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-27.
  3. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-07-27. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Bongardia+chrysogonum>
  4. Oran, S. A., & Al-Eisawi, D. (2015). Ethnobotanical survey of the medicinal plants in the central mountains (North-South) in Jordan. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, 6(3), 381-400.
  5. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  6. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  7. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  8. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Sp. in Barari platform (2024). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/821 accessed via barari.org on 4/20/2024.

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