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Echinophora sibthorpiana
Also called Turkish Pickling Herb
Sibthorp's pickling herb is a biennial or perennial aromatic herb from the carrot family, used as a seasoning in pickles and tarhana. It is grown mainly for its leaves and is fairly undemanding in the garden.
Echinophora sibthorpiana, commonly known as Tarhana herb or Turkish pickling herb (Turkish çörtük), is a biennial or perennial herb native to southeastern Europe, Crimea, western and Central Asia, and northeastern Afghanistan.
It is sometimes used as a flavoring in tarhana and in pickles. It may also improve the fermentation of tarhana.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinophora sibthorpiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
