Bituminaria-bituminosa_1
Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C. H. Stirt., syn.: Psoralea bituminosa L., Aspalthium bituminosum (L.) Fourr., Psoralea palaestina Gouan, Asphalthium bituminosum (L.) Medik.
Family: Fabaceae
EN: Arabian Pea, Pitch Trefoil, DE: Gewöhnlicher Asphaltklee
Slo.: arabski grah
Dat.: May 21. 2007
Lat.: 45,00508 Long.: 13,81403 WGS84
Code: Bot_0189/2007_DSC8001 and DSC8037, Bot_0190/2007_DSC8116, Bot_0191/2007_DSC8228
Habitat: Dry grassland with some bushes, flat terrain, open, sunny location; elevation 125 m (410 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 13-15 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Place: Croatia, Istria peninsula, approximately 4.3 km south-southeast of Bale, east of the Bale-Pula road at the intersection of the local road leading to the village of Gajana.
Comment regarding the Flick album Bituminaria bituminosa: Bituminaria bituminosa is an intriguing and relatively uncommon Mediterranean plant. It is prevalent along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea in all countries except Syria and Egypt. To the east, it extends as far as the Caucasus and the shores of the Black Sea (Ref.: 4).
Carl Linnaeus first formally described the plant as Psoralea bituminosa. A few years later, it was moved to the genus Bituminaria, which has experienced additional changes. Today, it resides again in the genus Bituminaria, which is relatively small—it includes only 10 species.
The species is easy to identify. If you slightly crush its leaves, they emit a distinct and unpleasant smell of tar. The plant has a fascinating phytochemical composition and exhibits potent antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
Ref.:
(1) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020), p 762.
(2) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 447.
(3) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 508.
(4) Euro+Med (2006+), Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. www.europlusmed.org [accessed March 3. 2025]
Bituminaria-bituminosa_1
Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) C. H. Stirt., syn.: Psoralea bituminosa L., Aspalthium bituminosum (L.) Fourr., Psoralea palaestina Gouan, Asphalthium bituminosum (L.) Medik.
Family: Fabaceae
EN: Arabian Pea, Pitch Trefoil, DE: Gewöhnlicher Asphaltklee
Slo.: arabski grah
Dat.: May 21. 2007
Lat.: 45,00508 Long.: 13,81403 WGS84
Code: Bot_0189/2007_DSC8001 and DSC8037, Bot_0190/2007_DSC8116, Bot_0191/2007_DSC8228
Habitat: Dry grassland with some bushes, flat terrain, open, sunny location; elevation 125 m (410 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 13-15 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Place: Croatia, Istria peninsula, approximately 4.3 km south-southeast of Bale, east of the Bale-Pula road at the intersection of the local road leading to the village of Gajana.
Comment regarding the Flick album Bituminaria bituminosa: Bituminaria bituminosa is an intriguing and relatively uncommon Mediterranean plant. It is prevalent along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea in all countries except Syria and Egypt. To the east, it extends as far as the Caucasus and the shores of the Black Sea (Ref.: 4).
Carl Linnaeus first formally described the plant as Psoralea bituminosa. A few years later, it was moved to the genus Bituminaria, which has experienced additional changes. Today, it resides again in the genus Bituminaria, which is relatively small—it includes only 10 species.
The species is easy to identify. If you slightly crush its leaves, they emit a distinct and unpleasant smell of tar. The plant has a fascinating phytochemical composition and exhibits potent antioxidant and antibacterial properties.
Ref.:
(1) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020), p 762.
(2) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 447.
(3) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 508.
(4) Euro+Med (2006+), Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. www.europlusmed.org [accessed March 3. 2025]