Caterpillar Plant / ذيل العقرب الشائك / عنجدة / نبات اليرقة /

انجده /

Scorpiurus muricatus L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Preparation
  • Cooked
  • Salads
Blooming period
March to April
Foraging period
March
Seed collection period
April to June

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Scorpiurus
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q3762497
GBIF Item
Scorpiurus muricatus L. (5358302)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Scorpiurus+muricatus>
  2. Scorpiurus muricatus L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-23.

Citation

Scorpiurus muricatus L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/629 accessed via barari.org on 12/15/2025.

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