Hoita orbicularis (Lindl.) Rydb.

Roundleaf leather-root (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hoita

Characteristics

A bean family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows near ground level and has large leaves with 3 round leaflets. They are 11 cm long and wide. The flowering shoots can be 35 cm long. The pod is 1 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It suits a Mediterranean climate. It grows in California. It grows in wetlands.
More
Moist places; at elevations below 1,500 metres in California.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Leaves are eaten as a green.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Blood Medicine (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Hoita orbicularis unspecified picture

Distribution

Hoita orbicularis world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:123508-2
WFO ID wfo-0000184634
COL ID 3M6ZB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Psoralea orbicularis Hoita orbicularis Lotodes orbiculare