Scorpiurus muricatus - Prickly scorpion's-tail

Prickly scorpion’s-tail (Scorpiurus muricatus) is an annual, nitrogen-fixing legume herb of Mediterranean Europe. Its young seedpods, shaped like small caterpillars, are eaten raw or cooked.¹

Inputs

• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Full sun¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Herb
• Annual

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹

Footnotes

1. Scorpiurus muricatus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷