Wild One Cyprus

Wild One Cyprus

foraging food
a small pink flower sitting on top of a green plant
can be confused with Poisonous Hemlock

Common stork's bill

Πιρουνάκι

Iğnelik

Scientific Name: Erodium cicutarium

other names: Βελονίδα. Ερωδιός, Xτενάκι, βελονιά, Περδικονύχι, Καλόγερος, Pinweed

AVAILABLE: FEB-APR

EDIBLE PARTS:

Description

  • ovate egg-shaped, wide at base , irregularly lobed deeply idented margins leaflets covered with short white hairs with a crenate with rounded teeth/dentate with symmetrical teeth margin
  • small, five petal pink-purple flower
  • distinctive 4-pronged fork shape seed pod

preparation

  1. pick tender leaves and stems before it flowers
  2. raw tender young leaves taste like a bitter parsley
  3. steam or boil, serve with olive oil & lemon
  4. leaves, roots, flowers, and stems are edible

extra info

a member of the geranium family

Also available in

June

Sage

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Olive Oil & Lemon

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