Crotalaria humilis Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

Like C. excisa but an annual, without a woody rootstock, rachis with a conspicuous setaceous extension beyond last flower, flowers 2-6(10), standard broader than long, and keel 7-9 mm long and rounded beyond middle, with an upwardly directed beak.
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Like C. excisa but annual and not developing a woody rootstock.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crotalaria humilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:488263-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210615
COL ID ZNLG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crotalaria humilis Crotalaria effusa