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Stock (Matthiola incana)
Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Flowers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
sweet desserts. — Flowers - eaten as a vegetable or used as a garnish, especially with sweet desserts.; Used as a famine food when all else fails.
Habitat & North American Range
Sea cliffs and as an escape from cultivation, avoiding acid soils. Rocky and sandy places by the sea. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)