Aeschynomene histrix Poir.

Porcupine jointvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aeschynomene

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fodder forage
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Aeschynomene histrix world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:472775-1
WFO ID wfo-0000183514
COL ID 65BVK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733686
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aeschynomene mucronulata Aeschynomene cassioides Secula histrix Aeschynomene pineticola Aeschynomene histrix Aeschynomene cassioides Aeschynomene histrix var. apana Aeschynomene histrix var. histrix

Lower taxons

Aeschynomene histrix var. densiflora Aeschynomene histrix var. incana Aeschynomene histrix var. multijuga