Home Perennial Agriculture Project
Introduction
Name Search
Families
Genera
Species
Asteraceae Family Page
Fabaceae Family Page
Poaceae Family Page
Search Builder
!Galega officinalis L. Search in The Plant ListSearch in IPNISearch in Australian Plant Name IndexSearch in NYBG Virtual HerbariumSearch in Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleSearch in Type Specimen Register of the U.S. National HerbariumSearch in Virtual Herbaria AustriaSearch in JSTOR Plant ScienceSearch in SEINetSearch in African Plants Database at Geneva Botanical GardenAfrican Plants, Senckenberg Photo GallerySearch in Flora do Brasil 2020Search in Reflora - Virtual HerbariumSearch in Living Collections Decrease font Increase font Restore font
 

Published In: Species Plantarum 2: 714. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 3/31/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan: Perennial
Life form: Herbaceous
Human edible: Leaves
Details: Economic use: Young leaves eaten. Used as a rennet substitute (Facciola, 1998).
TOXICITY: Toxicity: Animal
Toxic parts: Forage with seeds
Details: Toxicity: Frequently reported to cause acute pulmonary toxicity in livestock (Burrows & Tyrl 2001, Wagstaff 2008); older plants are said to be more toxic than young plants.
References:

 

 

 

 

Export
 
 
© 2024 Missouri Botanical Garden - 4344 Shaw Boulevard - Saint Louis, Missouri 63110