Fabaceae
Arabian pea
Bituminaria bituminosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Bituminaria
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- حومان زفتي, حومانة, عوينة
- arz
- حومان زفتى
- azb
- قترانلی پسورالا
- Bulgarian
- Битуминария
- Catalan
- Trèvol pudent
- Chinese
- 臭味补骨脂
- Croatian
- Mihovilac djetelinjak
- English
- Arabian pea
- French
- Psoralée bitumineuse, Trèfle bitumineux
- frr
- Tjaarkliawer
- German
- Asphaltklee
- Hebrew
- שרעול שעיר
- kab
- Ifelfel n yeɣẓer
- Spanish
- Trébol hediondo
Synonyms
- Aspalthium bituminosum (L.) Fourr.
- Aspalthium frutescens Medik.
- Asphalthium bituminosum (L.) Medik.
- Asphalthium palaestinum (Gouan) Medik.
- Bipontinia bituminosa (L.) Alef.
- Lotodes bituminosum (L.) Kuntze
- Psoralea bituminosa L.
- Psoralea frutescens Poir.
- Psoralea palaestina Gouan
- Psoralea punctata F.Dietr.
- Rhynchodium bituminosum (L.) C.Presl
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.