Raphanina Centaurea (Centaurea raphanina)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Centaurea raphanina is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Basal leaves - cooked. This entry refers to ssp. C. raphanina mixta. (D.C.)Runemare. syn C. mixta. DC. — Basal leaves - cooked.; This entry refers to ssp.

Habitat & North American Range

Rocky waste places in the warm parts of Greece. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)