Arabian fenugreek / أُذَيْنَة / الحلبة العربية /

حندقوق /

Trigonella arabica Delile

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Young pods
  • Seeds
Blooming period
February to April
Foraging period
March to April
Seed collection period
April to June
Potential medicinal uses
  • Carminative
  • Galactogogue

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • White
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Trigonella
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q15544205
GBIF Item
Trigonella arabica Delile (5360465)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Trigonella arabica Delile in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/3075 accessed via barari.org on 4/18/2026.

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