Halit Avdijaj

Cowslip

Description: perennial herbaceous plant with ovate or elliptical oblong leaves in rosette with a broad wing petiole. Flowers are gold colour or yellow hooked flowerheads. Calyx campanula is 8-20 mm, whereas cupules 8-30 mm. Ovate capsules of 10-30 cm. Primula veris in the morphological and medical aspect is closer to Primula elatior. Distribution in Kosovo: …

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Broadleaf plantain

Description: perennial shrubby plant, 5-30 cm, with leaves placed in the rosette. Leaves are with 3-9 veins, glabrous or pubescence. The petiole is same or shorter than leaf blade. Flower petiole same as blade or greater. The cob is 5-12 cm. The tube of cupules is about 2 mm, glabrous and ovate. Stamens of 2-3 …

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Plantain

Description: perennial herbaceous plant, 10-40 cm, with strong but short rhizome and with rosette leaves. Leaves are long, narrow and with short petiole. Flowers are placed in the cob, the bottom flowers of the cob are the first flowers to blossom. Distribution in Kosovo:  It grows in grassy areas, meadows, pastures and in humid places. …

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Common poppy

Description: annual herbaceous plant, 25-1m tall, with flowers of blood-red colour; red petals with a black spot at base. Capsules of 1-2 cm, ovate or spheroid shape; the stigma is a disc with 8-12 rays (18). The stem is covered with overtly hairs – horizontal Distribution in Kosovo: in wheat fields, arable plots, roadside grass …

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Oregano

Description: Aromatic perennial herbaceous plants up to 90 cm high, with gland hair and ovatestraight leaves. Pink flowers rarely white. Distribution in Kosovo: It grows in places with grass, bush, forest or cultivated. Parts used:  Part above surface (Oregano herb). Harvest time: The Herb is harvested during blooming in the summer (V-VII). Drying: It should …

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Spiny restharrow

Description: Almost a shrub 20-70 cm, with stiffly-spiny erect stems facing down and rare glands attached and usually with spikes. Mainly trifoliate elliptical leaves, noteched sides, sharp lissome stipule. Solitary flowers rarely two in each node. Calyx with glandular furry covering.Crown 6-10 mm, pink or purple. Beans 6-10 mm. Distribution in Kosovo: It grows in …

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True morel

Description: It is an edible mushroom of high quality, 8-12 cm of height with empty cap inside. The cap has conic shape from where it was named after. The outer part of the cap is soft with structures similar to polygon. The cap is usually brown or dark brown in colour. Spread out in Kosovo. …

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Yellow melilot

Description: Biennial plant with branched stem, oval triple leaves elliptical top. Yellow flowers cluster. The entire plant has coumarin scent. Spread out in Kosovo: It grows by the roads, humid places, fields etc. Consumable parts: part with the leaves and flower (Meliloti herba). Harvesting: Herb is harvested during the summer (VI-VII). Drying: It should be …

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German chamomile

Description: Annual herbaceous plant 15-60 cm. With thin roots and narrow pinnate leaves divided 2-3 times. Flowers with characteristic flavour in the flowerhead, when cut it creates an empty space.   Spread out in Kosovo: It grows nearby the roads and flinty places where stepped on. Consumable parts: Flowers (Matricaria flos) Harvesting: flowers are harvested …

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Mallow

Description: Two or perennial herbaceous plants, up to 1.5 m height with round leaves, kidney shape, heart shape from 3-7 bridge alike spikes and long tailed. Rosy to purple petals 13-30 mm, 3 times longer than sepals.​ Spread out in Kosovo: It grows in grassy areas, by the roads and pastures. Consumable parts: Leaves (Malvae …

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