مرار / قنْطُرْيُون

قَنْطُرْيون مُدْغِل / الدُردار

Centaurea dumulosa Boiss.

General View, February. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Stems
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Salads
Blooming period
June to July
Foraging period
April to May
Seed collection period
June to October

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Pink
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Centaurea
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q15565313
GBIF Item
Centaurea dumulosa Boiss. (3128468)

References

  1. Zorkot. Husein Ali. (2015). A Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Hima Fakiha and the Adjoining Region.
  2. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Centaurea dumulosa Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/489 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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