Argyrolobium petiolare (E.Mey.) Steud.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Argyrolobium

Characteristics

Somewhat woody shrub, with silky hairy stems, at least 150 mm tall. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets small, petioles elongate, up to 35 mm long. Flowers solitary, leaf-opposed, sessile, large, yellow, fading rusty-brown, calyx 2-lipped, lobes long, upper ones broadly sickle-shaped, standard silky on back. Pod narrowly oblong, densely silky hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Distribution

Argyrolobium petiolare world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475226-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213195
COL ID GK4L
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Synonyms

Argyrolobium petiolare Genista pauciflorum Chasmone petiolaris