Fabaceae FAMILY
Colutea cilicica
Colutea cilicica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Colutea cilicica is a vigorous, much-branched deciduous shrub that can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 1336 Title The Genus Colutea L. A Monograph. Publication Monographiae Botanicae Vol. 14 1963 Author Browicz K. Publisher Year 1963 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its long summer-flowering display and its novel seedpods.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Ukraine (Krym), Greece; W. Asia - Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Irag, Kebanon, Syria, Israel
HabitatMountain slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Open oak or pine woods, in phyrgana or macchie and in steppe communities on mountain sides, on lime or serpentine rocks[ 1336 Title The Genus Colutea L. A Monograph. Publication Monographiae Botanicae Vol. 14 1963 Author Browicz K. Publisher Year 1963 ISBN Description ].