Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C.H.Stirt.

Arabian pea (en), Trèfle bitumineux (fr), Psoralée à odeur de bitume (fr), Bitumineuse (fr), Trèfle bitumeux (fr), Bituminaire bitumineuse (fr)

Species

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Characteristics

Plant perennial, acaulescent. Leaves subdigitately trifoliolate, denticulate. Flowers capitate on elongated scapiform peduncles; bracts at each node of the inflorescence separate to the base; calyx furnished at the base, each side with a linear bracteole. Fruit indehiscent, with a sword-shaped beak armed with soft pubescent processes.
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A herb. It does not have a stem. The leaves have 3 leaflets with teeth along the edge. The flowers are on long stalks.
Foliis omnibus ternatis; pedunculis catis folio longioribus.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.09
Root diameter (meter) 0.35
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Not known
Light -
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Bituminaria bituminosa habit picture by Catherine DUVAL (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa habit picture by Alfredo Marín Camacho (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa habit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Bituminaria bituminosa leaf picture by Catmic Catmic (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa leaf picture by Daniel García Escrivá (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa leaf picture by K Ananas (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bituminaria bituminosa flower picture by Biente Gundolf (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa flower picture by Catmic Catmic (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa flower picture by jean claude Bonnin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Bituminaria bituminosa fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Bituminaria bituminosa fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bituminaria bituminosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Brazil, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Mauritius, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908440-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212280
COL ID LXZF
BDTFX ID 9872
INPN ID 86083
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Bituminaria bituminosa Psoralea bituminosa Aspalthium bituminosum Asphalthium bituminosum Psoralea palaestina Rhynchodium foetidum Rhynchodium palestinum Psoralea foetida Psoralea elata Psoralea frutescens Trifolium bituminosum Asphalthium palaestinum Rhynchodium bituminosum Lotodes bituminosum Psoralea bituminosa f. atripilosa Dorychnium angustifolium Dorychnium rotundifolium Bipontinia bituminosa Psoralea pontica Bituminaria bituminosa var. brachycarpa Psoralea bituminosa var. brachycarpa Bituminaria bituminosa var. albomarginata Bituminaria bituminosa var. crassiuscula Psoralea bituminosa var. hulensis Psoralea bituminosa var. prostrata Bituminaria bituminosa var. palaestina Psoralea bituminosa subsp. latifolia Psoralea bituminosa var. angustifolia Psoralea bituminosa var. communis Psoralea bituminosa var. decumbens Psoralea bituminosa var. humilis Psoralea bituminosa var. latifolia Psoralea bituminosa var. laxa