Trigonella arabica Delile

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trigonella

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in Mediterranean climate plants. It grows in the Sinai and Negev desert areas. It can grow in arid places. It can grow in arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

The leaves are used as a condiment for clarified butter. They are also used for seasoning.
Uses animal food environmental use food forage medicinal pasture seasoning
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Trigonella arabica leaf picture by Rina Jeger (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trigonella arabica flower picture by Rina Jeger (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Trigonella arabica fruit picture by Rina Jeger (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trigonella arabica world distribution map, present in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523878-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212936
COL ID 58R4F
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Synonyms

Melissitus arabicus Trigonella pecten Pocockia arabica Telis arabica Trigonella arabica