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Milk Thistle - Silybum marianum

Milk thistle

Νερόκαυλος

yavan kenger

Scientific Name: Notobasis syriaca, Silybum marianum ⋮ see also Thistles

other names: Syrian thistle

AVAILABLE: JAN-APR

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Description

  • Notobasis syriaca has dark green lobeddeeply indented margins, ellipticoval-shaped, small or no point leaves with conspicuous white veins, growing in a rosetteleaflets in tight circular rings
  • Silybum marianum has large grey-green lobeddeeply indented margins, ellipticoval-shaped, small or no point leaves with conspicuous white marbling, growing in a rosetteleaflets in tight circular rings

preparation

  1. pick tender leaves, steam or boil
  2. pick tender stems
  3. peel the skin and spines and eat raw
  4. steam or boil, serve with olive oil & lemon

extra info

Notobasis syriaca has dark green lobed, leaves that grow along the ground. The leaves have charateristic white veins. The leaves on the stem are thin and spiny

Silybum marianum has large grey-green lobed leaves that grow along the ground. The flower heads are larger and less per stem than Notobasis syriaca

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June

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