Polygonum aviculare
Armenians make extensive use of various herbs in their dishes. One porridge prepared from cereals and wild herbs is called "kerchik". (The same name is used by Kurds and Yazidi.) Armenians usually eat "kerchik" with pickled cabbage, whereas Yazidi eat it with knotgrass ("Polygonum aviculare"). The Eastern Anatolia region, where many Armenians lived prior to the Armenian genocide, has an immensely rich plant biodiversity with over 3,000 vascular plant taxa—of these almost 800 are endemic species. The inhabitants of this region often lived in inaccessible area and were dependent on local cultivated and wild flora. Some of the most important areas of the region, in terms of plant diversity, include Harput, Lake Hazar and Munzur.