Crotalaria cunninghamii R.Br.

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Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

A small to medium sized shrub. It grows 1-2.5 m high and spreads 0.5-2 m across. The leaves are soft and hairy. They are 3-8 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The flowers are 2.5-3 cm long. The flowers are long and yellow green. They are streaked with fine black lines. They are like a bird. The fruit are hairy pods. They are 2-4 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Sandy soils in shrubland, grassland or savannah woodland; usually on desert dunes, sandplains and drainage lines. Usually in mulga communities or on unstable sand dunes in New South Wales.
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Sandy soils in shrubland, grassland or savannah woodland; usually on desert dunes, sandplains and drainage lines. Usually in mulga communities or on unstable sand dunes in New South Wales.
It grows in warm temperate regions and suits arid and semiarid places. It needs well drained soil. It can grow in dry soil and full sunlight. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber food medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed or stem cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Crotalaria cunninghamii unspecified picture

Distribution

Crotalaria cunninghamii world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Crotalaria cunninghamii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487998-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185949
COL ID ZNDJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Crotalaria cunninghamii

Lower taxons

Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. sturtii Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. cunninghamii