Name: Star Fenugreek
Scientific name: Trigonella stellata
Type: Herb
Color: Green
Habitat: Sandy Areas
Size: 35 cm
Conservation status:
Native
Description:
Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Native. Very common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent in wadis, runnels, depressions and other sandy areas. Uses: Batanouny notes that it is palatable to sheep & goats, but Mandaville states that excessive grazing is reported to cause bloat in livestock. Used by Shammar bedouin women as sweet-scented hairdressing (ManDebbie Allanville quoting Dickson 1955).
