Microphyllum Cicer (Cicer microphyllum)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Cicer microphyllum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 6in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - raw or cooked. Young shoots - pickled or used as a potherb. A vinegar can be made from the acid dew that forms on the leaves overnight. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Young shoots - pickled or used as a potherb.; A vinegar can be made from the acid dew that forms on the leaves overnight.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry slopes at 3300 - 4800 metres. Hill slopes or river banks at elevations of 1600 - 4600 metres in Tibet. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)