Crotalaria prostrata Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Crotalaria

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Montane grassy wetlands, grassy slopes; at elevations from 100-1,300 metres in Yunnan. Open, sunny places at elevations from 500-2,000 metres in Nepal.
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It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

It is used as a substrate for fermenting wine.
Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode 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 -

Distribution

Crotalaria prostrata world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1016121-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198706
COL ID ZNYK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crotalaria jinpingensis Crotalaria obliqua Crotalaria ciliata Crotalaria prostrata var. jinpingensis Crotalaria prostrata var. prostrata Crotalaria prostrata

Lower taxons

Crotalaria prostrata var. nigrisperma