Hedysarum algidum L.Z.Shue ex P.C.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 5-20 cm tall. Rhizome inflated torose. Stems several, ascending. Stipules lanceolate, 6-10 mm, con­nate farther than middle. Leaves 4-8 cm, 5-13-foliolate; leaflet blades obovate, elliptic, or suborbicular, 8-10 × 4-7 mm, abax­ially appressed pubescent, adaxially glabrous. Racemes lax, with 6-12 flowers; bracts obovate, slightly longer than pedicel, apex obtuse and usually dentate; peduncle conspicuously longer than leaves. Pedicel 3-4 mm. Calyx campanulate, 5-6 mm, pi­lose; teeth triangular-lanceolate, ± as long to 1.5 × as long as tube, most abaxial tooth slightly longer than others. Corolla pur­ple; standard obovate, 1.3-2.4 cm; wings ± as long as standard; keel slightly longer than standard. Ovary pubescent. Legume divided into 2-4 articles; articles ovoid to ellipsoid, 5-6 × 4-5 mm, compressed, pubescent, margin narrow and denticulate. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hedysarum algidum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:971409-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198776
COL ID 3K2RB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedysarum tuberosum Hedysarum algidum

Lower taxons

Hedysarum algidum var. speciosum Hedysarum algidum var. algidum