Matthiola incana, Matthiola livida.
Botanical name:
Matthiola incana R. Br. Cruciferae. Stock.
Mediterranean region. This plant is eaten in time of famine.
Matthiola livida DC.
Egypt and Arabia. This plant is eaten in time of famine.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.