Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Anagyris foetida L.
Family : LEGUMINOSAE
Genus : Anagyris
Catalan common name : Arbre monjat. Bajoca de moro. Garrofer bord. Garrofer del diable. Garrofer pudent. Garroferet de moro. Garrover del diable. Mongetera d'arbre. Monjetera borda.
Spanish common name : Altramuz del diablo. Chocho del diablo. Collar de bruja. Contera. Contera pudenta. Garrofero del diablo. Hediondo de Europa. Hediondo del diablo. Leño hediondo. Mongetera borda.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : South Mediterranean
Flowering time : February. March.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte. Nanophanerophyte.
Habitat : Garriques and road sides.
Uses and properties : Aromatic. Dye industry. Medicinal. Tòxica.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : A bush that can reach up to more than two metres in height, with trifoliolate leaves that fall off during the summer. The leaves have a fetid smell. Flowers are greenish yellow, with the standard much shorter than the other petals. The legumes are small, green, carob-shaped fruits. It is a poisonous plant that usually is found in thickets, but close to farm estates. Flowers during the winter and the beginning of spring.
