Author: Christos Petrou, Botanical Researcher
Date Created: 08.01.2021
Last Modified: 19.02.2022

Securigera securidaca

Securigera securidaca
Σεκουριγκέρα η τσεκουρατοειδής
It was named as such from the latin “securis”, meaning “ax”, to describe its characteristic leaflets that comprise a leaf, which make the plant easier to be recognised. Its flowers can vary in number on a stem and when fertilized some sort of horns appear as sporangiums replacing the dead flowers, carrying the seeds.

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