Trigonella arabica, Arabian Fenugreek,
גרגרנית ערבית
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| | Scientific name: |
| Trigonella arabica Delile |
| Common name: |
| Arabian Fenugreek |
| Hebrew name: |
| גרגרנית ערבית |
| Plant, Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, trifoliate |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Shrub-steppes, Desert |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Saharo-Arabian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Trigonella, a diminutive of the Latin trigonum, "triangle or three-cornered," referring to the corolla of one of the species.
arabica, Arabian.
- The standard author abbreviation Delile is used to indicate Alire Raffeneau Delile (1778 – 1850), a French botanist.
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2007
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