Indigastrum candidissimum (Dinter) Schrire

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Indigastrum

Characteristics

Perennial, cushion-forming, dwarf shrub, up to 0.5 m tall, conspicuously silvery white to greenish yellow with appressed strigose hairs entirely covering most surfaces. Leaves 1-foliolate, petioles up to 40 mm long, thickened, stiffly erect, leaflets ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, apex acute to obtuse. Flowers in congested axillary racemes, shorter than subtending leaf, pink, stamens longer than calyx.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

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Soil texture 3-8
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Indigastrum candidissimum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969558-1
WFO ID wfo-0000191584
COL ID 3PLQ9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Indigofera candidissima Indigastrum candidissimum