Hoffmannseggia erecta Phil.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hoffmannseggia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 4-25 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.23
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows between 100-3,200 m above sea level.
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Dry, sandy or stony soils; at elevations from 140-3,200 metres in Argentina.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Hoffmannseggia erecta world distribution map, present in Argentina

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:123370-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164022
COL ID 3M6CR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hoffmannseggia patagonica Hoffmannseggia erecta Hoffmannseggia nana Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. andicola