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'''''Trigonella''''' is a large genus from the family [[Fabaceae]], with about 130 species.<ref> CRC Handbook of Flowering, Abraham H. Halevy, 1989, CRC Press, ISBN 0849339162</ref> The best known member is the herb [[Fenugreek]]. {{Inc| Trigonella (Latin, a little triangle; probably referring to the shape of the fls.). Leguminosae. Annual or perennial herbs, usually strong-smelling: lvs. pinnately 3-foliate; lfts. with the veins often running out into teeth; stipules adnate to the petiole: fls. yellow, blue, or white, solitary, capitate, somewhat umbellate or shortly and densely racemose, sessile or peduncled at the axils: calyx tubular; petals free from the stamens, standard obovate or oblong; wings oblong, keel shorter than the wings, obtuse; stamens 9 and 1; ovary sessile or short-stipitate, many-ovuled: pod sometimes thick and long-beaked, sometimes linear, compressed or terete.—About 58 species, 1 from Austral., the others from Eu., Asia, and extra-Trop. Afr. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== *''[[Trigonella arabica]]'' (Delile) *''[[Trigonella caerulea]]'' (L.) blue fenugreek *''[[Trigonella calliceras]]'' (Fisch.) *''[[Trigonella corniculata]]'' (L.) cultivated fenugreek *''[[Trigonella cretica]]'' (L.) *''[[Trigonella foenum-graecum]]'' (L.) sicklefruit fenugreek *''[[Trigonella gladiata]]'' (Steven ex M. Bieb.) *''[[Trigonella hamosa]]'' (L.) branched fenugreek *''[[Trigonella monantha]]'' (C.A. Meyer) *''[[Trigonella monspeliaca]]'' (L.) star-fruited fenugreek *''[[Trigonella orthoceras]]'' (Kar. & Kir.) *''[[Trigonella polycerata]]'' (L.) *''[[Trigonella procumbens]]'' (Bess. Reichenb.) trailing fenugreek *''[[Trigonella purpurascens]]'' (Lam.) birdsfoot fenugreek ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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