Aspalathus pycnantha R.Dahlgren

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Aspalathus

Characteristics

Similar to A. incompta but an ascending shrublet, 0.15-0.5 m tall with larger flowers. It is ± different in the following characters: Leaflets 1.5-5.5(-8) mm long and 0.3-0.4 mm thick, silvery-puberulous. Bract 0.2-0.5(-0.8) mm long. Bracteoles 0.1-0.4 mm long. Calyx sericeous; lobes 0.4-1.2(-1.8 mm) long. Petals light yellow. Standard blade 4.5-5.6(-6) x 4-5.5 mm. Wing blades 4.2-5 x 1.2-1.8 mm. Keel blades 3.7-4.4 x 1.7-2.1 mm. Pod small, ovate, sericeous (ripe material not seen).
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Shrublet to 50 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets subterete, shortly hairy, sometimes glabrous. Flowers solitary, scattered, pale or bright yellow, standard partly purple, wings and keel glabrous, calyx silky, lobes awl-like.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.33 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 1-2
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Aspalathus pycnantha world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:475751-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211525
COL ID HB6C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aspalathus pycnantha