Crotalaria pearsonii Baker F.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

Erect perennial, 0.3-0.4 m tall, mature vegetative parts hairy. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets elliptic to obovate, 10-28 mm long, slightly thickened, hairy below. Flowers 8-16, in lax racemes, pale yellow, standard obovate, brown-veined, hairy along midrib of back, keel strongly rounded slightly below middle with a nearly straight, twisted beak. Pod stalked, oblong-club-shaped, 18-35 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Crotalaria pearsonii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:488626-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210604
COL ID ZNWG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crotalaria pearsonii