Hedysarum tanguticum B.Fedtsch.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 15-30 cm tall. Stems several, erect to ascending from base. Stipules lanceolate, 0.8-1.2 cm, connate farther than middle. Leaves 8-15 cm, 15-25-foliolate; leaflet blades ovate-oblong, narrowly elliptic, or elliptic, 8-15 × 4-6 mm, abaxially villous, adaxially glabrous. Racemes dense, with many flowers; bracts broadly lanceolate, ca. 2 × as long as pedi­cel; peduncle conspicuously longer than leaves. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Calyx campanulate, 6-8 mm, villous; teeth lanceolate, ± as long as to slightly longer than tube. Corolla pinkish purple; standard broadly obovate, 2.1-2.5 cm; wings as long as stan­dard; keel 3-4(-5) mm longer than standard. Ovary villous. Legume divided into 3 or 5 articles; articles globose to ellip­soid, 4-5 × 3-4 mm, inflated, villous, margin inconspicuous. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep. 2n = 16*.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Hedysarum tanguticum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498150-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198860
COL ID 3K39B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedysarum tanguticum Hedysarum tongolense Hedysarum sikkimense var. megalanthum