Galega officinalisL. Professor-weed

Galega officinalisL. - Professor-weed

Scientific Description:

Erect, glabrous to sparsely pubescent perennial, 40−150 cm. Leaflets 4−10-paired, 15−50 × 4−15 mm, elliptic to lanceolate; stipules sagittate. Inflorescence 30−50-flowered, 7−10 cm, elongating in fruit. Flowers white to lilac or purple. Calyx teeth c. 3 mm, linear. Corolla 10−15 mm. Legume terete, 20−50 × 2−3 mm, beaked, 2−10-seeded.

 

Flowering time: June−September

Habitat: Scrub, woodland, wet places, etc., s.l.−1200 m.

 

Reference:

Chamberlain DF (1970). Galega officinalis L. In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 3: 41.

Public Description:

Galega officinalis, known as “professor-weed”, is native to the Middle East, but it has been naturalized in Europe and western Asia. It is a perennial plant with white to lilac or purple flowers, and grows up to 150 cm in length. It blooms between June and September and is found in shrub, woodland and wet places. The genus name is derived from the Greek terms, “gala” meaning “milk” and “aigos” meaning “goat”, it is believed that it increases milk production in livestock when eaten. In traditional, it was used for plague and hastening skin healing. It has very good inhibitory activation against some skin pathogens.

 

References:

Anonymous (2016). https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galega_officinalis/, Accessed date: 09.02.2016.

Pundarikakshudua K, Patela KJ, Bodara MS, Deans SG (2001). Anti-bacterial activity of Galega officinalis L. (Goat’s Rue). J of Ethnopharm. 77: 11–112.

Keskin M (2012). Galega L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 461.