Hedysarum fistulosum Hand.-mazz.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 40-120 cm tall. Stems numerous, erect to caespitose. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, 1-2.5 cm, connate farther than middle. Leaves 9-16 cm, 15-21-foliolate; leaflet blades long ovate to oblong-ovate, 2-4 × 0.6-1 cm, abaxially densely pubescent, adaxially glabrous. Racemes lax, with many flowers; bracts ± as long as pedicel; peduncle longer than leaves. Pedicel 4-5 mm. Calyx campanulate, 6-7 mm, appressed pu­bescent; teeth lanceolate, ± equal, as long as or slightly longer than tube. Corolla dark purple; standard obovate, 1.3-1.5 cm; wings 2-3 mm longer than standard; keel ± as long as wings. Ovary pubescent. Legume divided into 1-3 articles; articles ellipsoid to obovoid, 1.3-1.8 × 0.7-0.8 cm, compressed, pubes­cent, margin irregularly dentate, apex acute. Fl. Jun-Jul.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.2
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
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Distribution

Hedysarum fistulosum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:497698-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198801
COL ID 3K2WV
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Synonyms

Hedysarum fistulosum