Accepted name: |
Galega officinalis L. |
Synonym(s): |
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English names: |
Goat's-rue Common Goat's-rue
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French names: |
Galega officinal
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Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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OPL Code: |
HGALOF (to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
Lifeform: |
2 |
Lifecycle: |
P |
Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
Floristic Affinities: |
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Distribution: |
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Ecosystem: |
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Microhabitat: |
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Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In Central Europe since the 16th cent. grown in gardens as medicinal plant, sometimes e.g. near Frankfurt, Germany, on a large scale, and sporadically till recent times (Italy, Czechoslovakia), sometimes used as bee forage (Switzerland)(1). |
Key Characters: |
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