Amorpha nana Nutt.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Amorpha

Characteristics

Shrub 3–6(–9) dm, glabrous or inconspicuously strigillose; petioles 4–8 mm; lfls 6–15 pairs, 5–15 mm, conspicuously punctate beneath; racemes 3–7 cm, solitary at the branch-tips; fr 5 mm, strongly glandular, not hairy; otherwise much like no. 1 [Amorpha canescens Pursh]. Dry prairies; Io. and Minn. to Sask., Kans., Colo., and N.M. June, July. (A. microphylla)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry prairies in S. Manitoba. Prairies, hillsides, plains and buttes.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Respiratory Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Amorpha nana world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317377-2
WFO ID wfo-0001054161
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Amorpha nana