Colutea istria

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Colutea istria
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Flowering in Israel
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Habit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Colutea
Species:
C. istria
Binomial name
Colutea istria
Synonyms [1]
  • Colutea halepicaLam.
  • Colutea microphyllaDelile
  • Colutea pallidaSalisb.
  • Colutea pocockiiAiton

Colutea istria, or Pocock's bladder senna, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [2] It is native to southeastern Turkey, the Levant, and the Sinai Peninsula. [1] A deciduous shrub, it has inflated fruit pods. [2]

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Pods in Jordan

References

  1. 1 2 "Colutea istria Mill". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colutea istria Pocock's bladder senna". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.