Scorpiurus

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Scorpiurus

Description Scorpiurus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, commonly known as the scorpion vetch or scorpion clover. It consists of about ten species of annual or perennial herbs that grow mainly in the Mediterranean region, North Africa, and Southwest Asia. Scorpiurus species have slender, slightly curved, and hairy pods that look like a scorpion’s tail, hence…