Adesmia lotoides Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Adesmia

Characteristics

A herb. It is 3-10 cm tall. It has rhizomes. They are large and flexible. The leaves 1-2 cm long and without stalks. They are narrow. The flowers occur singly and are 9-12 mm long. They are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open soil and sand, coastal scrub to 40 metres in Tierra Del Fuego and north to 50° in Chile and 41° in Argentina. Alpine zone in Patagonia, where it grows on slopes with cushion-plant communities.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally on open soil and sand, coastal scrub to 40 metres in Tierra del Fuego and north to 50° in Chile and 41° in Argentina. It grows in Patagonia.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The rhizome is reported as eaten.
Uses -
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Adesmia lotoides world distribution map, present in Argentina and Chile

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:4637-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164867
COL ID 65486
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Adesmia lotoides f. elata Adesmia unifoliolata Adesmia lotoides Patagonium lotoides Adesmia lotoides var. brachypoda Adesmia lotoides var. normalis Adesmia lotoides var. petiolulata Adesmia lotoides var. vaginata Adesmia lotoides f. brachypoda Adesmia lotoides f. petiolulata Adesmia lotoides var. elata