Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Galega > Galega officinalis| | Galega officinalis (professorweed; goatsrue; Professor Weed; professor-weed; goat's rue; Goat's-rue; Galega; Echte Geissraute) | |
Synonyms: Galega bicolor; Galega patula; Galega persica; Galega vulgaris Language: Azerbaijani; French; Georgian; Romanian; Russian; Ukrainian Galega officinalis, commonly known as goat's rue, French lilac, Italian fitch or professor-weed, is an herbaceous plant in the Faboideae subfamily. It is native to the Middle East, but it has been naturalised in Europe, western Asia, and western Pakistan. The plant has been extensively cultivated as a forage crop, an ornamental, a bee plant and as green manure. |
| Height [1] | 3.9 feet (1.2 m) | | Width [1] | 29 inches (0.75 m) |  | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [2] | Rich | | Soil Moisture [2] | Moist | | | Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | A few reports exist, none of them in Britain, of toxicity to mammals; | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [3] | Herb | | Usage [1] | A fast-growing plant, it makes a good green manure crop, enriching the soil with organic matter and also fixing atmospheric nitrogen;
The plant is used cosmetically in hand and foot bathes; |
View Plants For A Future Record : Galega officinalis |
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Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Humber Estuary |
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90582 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
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Lanín National Park |
II |
536819 |
Neuquen, Argentina |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Pevensey Levels |
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8860 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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MapsAfghanistan (native); Albania (native); Algeria (native); Argentina (introduced); Austria (native); Azerbaijan (native); Belgium (introduced); Bulgaria (native); China (introduced); Corsica (uncertain); Czechoslovakia (native); East Aegean Is(Greek) (native); France (native); Germany (native); Great Britain (introduced); Greece (native); Gruzia (native); Hungary (native); Iran (native); Italy (native); Mauritius (introduced); Moldova (native); Morocco (native); New Zealand(North) (introduced); Pakistan (native); Peru (introduced); Poland (native); Portugal (introduced); Romania (native); Russia in Asia (native); Russia in Europe (native); South Africa (introduced); Spain (native); Switzerland (introduced); Turkey in Asia (native); Turkey in Europe (native); Ukraine (native); United States (introduced); Yugoslavia (native); Species recognized by , , ILDIS World Database of Legumes in  |
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