This site has some referenced links to the young seedpods being eaten: http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Scorpiurus+muricatus Best wishes Jay From: Mordechai Kislev <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: The archaeobotany mailing list <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>, Mordechai Kislev <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013 03:04 To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Scorpiurus Dear friends Has somebody heard about edible scorpiurus seeds? Thank you Prof. Kislev