Echinophora sibthorpiana
Species of flowering plant
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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.[1]
| Echinophora sibthorpiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Echinophora |
| Species: | E. sibthorpiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. (1832) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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It is sometimes used as a flavoring in tarhana and in pickles. It may also improve the fermentation of tarhana.[2]
The primary constituents of its essential oil are δ-3-carene, methyleugenol, and α-phellandrene.[3]
Some authors indicate that Hippomarathrum cristatum is the "tarhana herb".[4]
