Hedysarum jinchuanense L.Z.Shue

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 40-80 cm tall. Stems numerous, erect. Stipules long ovate, 8-10 mm, connate farther than middle. Leaves 8-12 cm, 11-or 13-foliolate; leaflet blades broadly ovate, 1.5-1.9 × ca. 0.8 cm, abaxially sparsely pilose, adaxially glabrous. Racemes dense, with many flowers; bracts lanceolate, ± as long as pedicel; peduncle as long as to slightly longer than leaves. Pedicel 1.5-2.5 mm. Calyx campanulate, 6-8 mm, pu­bescent; teeth lanceolate, ± as long as tube, most abaxial tooth slightly longer than others. Corolla purple; standard long obo­vate, 1.5-1.7 cm; wings ± as long as standard; keel 1-3 mm longer than standard. Ovary appressed pubescent. Legume divi­ded into 3 or 4 articles; articles subglobose to ellipsoid, 5-6 × 4-5 mm, compressed, pubescent, margin inconspicuous. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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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 jinchuanense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:906250-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198823
COL ID 3K2YZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedysarum jinchuanense