Asiatic Dayflower
Κομμελίνα
Mahmuza
Scientific Name: Muscari comosum
other names: σκορδούλακας
AVAILABLE: MAR-MAY
EDIBLE PARTS: bulb
Foraging for plant bulbs is not sustainable. Once a bulb is pulled from the ground that effectivly ends its life.
In the case of Muscari comosum, the fertile flowers are brownish or yellowish, distinct from the blue or purple sterile flowers.
If the plant has not had a chance to set seed then you should not pull it from the ground.
Generally identifying and foraging bulbs can be risky and should be avoided.
There are three other species in the genus present in Cyprus that can be distinguished the flower and flowering season.
Muscari inconstrictum
Perianth-lobes concolorous with tube, dark indigo or violet; tube not (or indistinctly) constricted at apex; leaves 1-3 mm wide
Muscari neglectum Flowers appearing in winter or spring (Dec.-March); perianth dark blue or violet
Muscari parviflorum
Fertile flowers blue or violet, similar to the sterile but usually darker in colour; raceme less than 4 cm long; seeds c. 2 mm diam.; bulb 1-2 cm wide
Flowers appearing in autumn (Oct.-Dec.); perianth sky-blue, oblong-campanulate, scarcely constricted at mouth
Κομμελίνα
Mahmuza
Σκουρούπαθθος
Çeti
Ψευδοπιπεριά
Peru Biber Ağacı
Καρίσσα
Natal Eriği
Λαντάνα
Çalı Minesi
Βραχυχίτων
Japon Kavağı
Πουροúϊ
Içi Kızıl
Αρκάππης
Çakal Armudu
Τρεμιθκιά
Melengiç
Σπατζιά
Adaçayı
Γλυστιρία
Semizotu
Μοσφιλιά
Müzmüldek
Τερατσιά
Harnup
Βάτος
Böğürtlen
Μέλισσα
Melisa
Γλίντος
Ohraşan