Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Paeonia foemina

Uses

France: starch of root recommended as a famine food for extending bread flour, after removing bitter element.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Mill.; Vilm.

Plant Classification Group:

Paeoniaceae

Plant Locations:

Europe
- France

Plant References:

PARMENTIER

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