Scorpiurus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Scorpiurus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Scorpiurus (Greek, scorpion and tail, alluding to the twisted form of the legume). Leguminosae. Nearly hardy stemless or decumbent herbs, adapted to the open border: lvs. simple, very entire, elongate, twisted and folded; stipules adnate to the petiole: fls. yellow, often few, solitary or umbelled, on axillary peduncles, nodding; calyx with the 2 upper lobes connate above; petals long-clawed, the standard suborbiculate, the wings oblique-obovate or oblong, the keel incurved, beaked-acuminate; stamens free from the standard; ovary sessile, many-ovuled: legume subterete, circinate-involute, sulcate-costate, the ribs often tuberculate or muricate, indehiscent.—About 6 species, S. Eu., N. Afr. to the Canary Isls., and W. Asia. Prop. by seed sown in the open border in the spring. S. vermiculata, Linn. A trailing annual: lvs. tapering into the petioles: fls. solitary on the peduncles, the standard streaked with red: pod thick, glabrous, with the inner ribs almost obsolete, but the 10 outer ones bear crowded stipitate tubercles which are obtusely dilated at the apex. Medit. region. See the article Worms. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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