Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Fabaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Annual
Native distribution
Armenia; Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine
Biocultural value
Maple-scented seeds flavor syrups and candies and are ground for Indian curries.
Location
Source of plant
Richters
Description
Annual to 60cm. Leaflets obovate, toothed at apex; stipules lanceolate-falcate, entire. Flowers off-white, 1-2 per axil; calyx hairy, teeth subulate, as long as tube. Fruit linear, long-beaked.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
food, medicinal/pharmaceutical, other ethnobotanical uses