Fabaceae FAMILY

Trigonella corniculata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trigonella corniculata is a small, erect to creeping, annual plant[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is a traditional garden crop in India, grown as a pot-herb and a spice[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern Europe - Spain to Greece; W. Asia - Turkey, Israel; E. Asia - Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India and Nepal

HabitatCultivated ground, dry banks and grassy places[ 100 Title Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1969 ISBN 0192176218 Description An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses. ].