Trigonella corniculata Sm.

Cultivated fenugreek (en), Trigonelle comestible (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trigonella

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal potherb spice
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Styptic (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Trigonella corniculata world distribution map, present in France and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:523923-1
WFO ID wfo-0001055224
COL ID 58R5N
BDTFX ID 69508
INPN ID 127556
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Trifolium corniculatum Medicago corniculata Medicago esculenta Trigonella elatior Trigonella melilotus-corniculata Telis corniculata Buceras corniculata Buceras grandiflora Trigonella corniculata Trigonella corniculata subsp. occidentalis