Hippocrepis multisiliquosa L.

Fer-à-cheval à fruits nombreux (fr), Hippocrépide à nombreuses siliques (fr), Hippocrépis à nombreuses siliques (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hippocrepis

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Fruit

Hippocrepis multisiliquosa fruit picture by Eleftherios (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hippocrepis multisiliquosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498382-1
WFO ID wfo-0000205621
COL ID 3M23Z
BDTFX ID 32083
INPN ID 102851
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hippocrepis multisiliquosa Hippocrepis confusa Ferrum-equinum multisiliquosum Hippocrepis multisiliquosa subsp. cilatensis Hippocrepis multisiliquosa subsp. confusa Hippocrepis confusa f. siciliana Hippocrepis confusa subvar. leiocarpa Hippocrepis confusa subvar. trachycarpa Ferrum-equinum multiflorum Hippocrepis multisiliquosa var. siciliana Hippocrepis confusa var. austro-oranensis Hippocrepis confusa var. banica Hippocrepis multisiliquosa var. subcyclocarpa