Lallemantia iberica
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Lallemantia iberica is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae
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Originally from southwestern Asia it spread as a cultivated plant in prehistoric times to southeastern Europe, where, according to archaeobotanical research at sites in northern Greece, it was grown and the seeds were stored. The seeds are rich in an edible oil, lallemantia oil
. The leaves are used as a potherb in modern Iran .
Lamiaceae
The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae...
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Originally from southwestern Asia it spread as a cultivated plant in prehistoric times to southeastern Europe, where, according to archaeobotanical research at sites in northern Greece, it was grown and the seeds were stored. The seeds are rich in an edible oil, lallemantia oil
Lallemantia oil
Lallemantia oil is a seed oil, extracted from the seeds of the Lallemantia iberica. It contains 68% linolenic acid, making it an unusually rich source, and of potential commercial interest.Lallemantia oil has been discovered at a number of archeological sites in northern Greece, dating from the...
. The leaves are used as a potherb in modern Iran .