USDA GRIN records Trigonella foenum-graecum as native to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation (parts), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine. Its origin is doubtful; Flora of Pakistan lists Pakistan, Kashmir, India, southern Europe, the Orient, Arabia and Ethiopia, and GRIN notes it is also cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.
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Tender fenugreek leaves and stems are eaten as vegetables; dried stems, leaves and seeds flavour foods and baking; the dried plant is used as an insect repellent, and it is grown in places for fodder and soil improvement. It contains the alkaloid trigonelline and an essential oil.
