Fabaceae FAMILY

Colutea arborescens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The seed is poisonous[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. , 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ].

Botanical Description

Colutea arborescens is a vigorous, much-branched deciduous shrub that can grow up to 3.6 metres tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and has potential for use as a bio-fuel. Its extensive root system makes it useful in soil stabilization and it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a hedge. There are some named varieties.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern and central Europe - Germany, France and Spain east to Romania, Bulgaria and Greece

HabitatOpen woods, roadsides, railway banks etc[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. ], often on calcareous soils[ 89 Title Flowers of the Mediterranean. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. Publisher Hogarth Press Year 1987 ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 Description A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses. ].