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Galega officinalis
Goat's-rue, Galega
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 1224 0613 (2024-12-18)Copyright © 2024 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Jun 8, 2020
latitude 45.05475 longitude 14.64968
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location
Kvarner Bay, island Krk, between the main road from town Krk to town Vrbnik and the pond Misučajnica. (Rijeka region, Croatia)family
Fabaceae
notes Slo.: navadna jastrebina - syn.: Galega persica Pers., Galega patula Steven, Galega bicolor Regel, Galega vulgaris Lam. - Habitat: Among bushes, next to a pond; flat terrain, calcareous, skeletal ground; partly sunny and somewhat moist place: elevation 160 m (525 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 11-13 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment about Flick's album Galega officinalis: Galega officinalis, commonly known as goat's rue, is a plant native to Europe, northern Africa, and West Asia. It has been widely cultivated and naturalized in various other regions as well. This plant has a long history of use in traditional medicine and has been extensively grown as a forage crop, ornamental bee plant, and green manure. - In the late nineteenth century, Galega officinalis was intentionally introduced to North America for agricultural experiments, particularly in Utah, where scientists aimed to utilize it as a forage crop, with great hopes but insufficient caution. It escaped experimental cultivation, spread to large areas of the country, and became a serious agricultural pest. As a result of its invasive nature, it has been included on the Federal Noxious Weed List in the United States (Ref. 4). - When in bloom, the species is beautiful and impossible to miss. It sometimes grows well over 1 m and often forms large stands with hundreds of flowers. Bees love it. - Ref.: (1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 311. (2) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 451. (3) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020) p 773. (4) Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galega_officinalis (accessed Dec.16. 2024)camera Sony ILCE6000 on trinocular stereomicroscope Novex RZ, Holland
contributor's ID # Bot_1305/2020_DSC03569 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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Goat's-rue, Galega (photographer)
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