Bituminaria bituminosa (Psoralea bituminosa)

Taxonomy

Family

Leguminosae

Genus

Bituminaria

Species

bituminosa

Nomenclature Melissopalynology

Classifier

(L.) C.H.Stirt.

Distribution

Euro - Mediterranean area, Africa, Macaronesia, Asia and North America. In Italy prefers dry grasslands, fallow field and bushes (0 - 1000 m)

Utility

Forage crop, phytostabilization of heavy metal contaminated soil. Used in phytotherapy. It contains compounds of large pharmaceutical interest. It provides a good contribution of food mainly to wild bees. Biodiversity

Flowering time

V - V

Pollen colour

Pollen

Nectar

Pollen characteristic

Group: Monad
Simmetry: Radial
Polarity: Isopolar
Exine sculpturing: Reticulate

Aperture: Tricolporate
Polar View:Triangular, Subtriangular
Equatorial view :Oval, Oblate

Polar view: Triangular , Polar view: Subtriangular

Equatorial view: Oval , Equatorial view: Oblate