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Fenugreek
Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Western Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

Fenugreek is an annual herb in the legume family, grown for both its aromatic seeds and edible leaves. Its seeds contain sotolon, a compound that gives them a distinctive maple-syrup-like scent and has been used as a spice and medicine for over 6,000 years.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Trigonella
Species
Trigonella foenum-graecum