Honckenya peploides

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Honckenya peploides

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Family [[]]
Genus Honckenya

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Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated


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Arenaria peploides Linn. Caryophylleae. SEA CHICKWEED. North temperate and Arctic regions. In Iceland, the plant is fermented and in that state used as food, like sauerkraut; the plant also forms a wholesome vegetable when boiled [1] and is used for a pickle [2].

  1. Johnson, C. P. Useful Pls. Gt. Brit. 54. 1862.
  2. Balfour, J. H. Man. Bot. 445. 1875. (Honkeneja peploides)


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