Leobordea anthylloides (Harv.) B.-e.van Wyk & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leobordea

Characteristics

Decumbent, flexuous, branching; stems thinly pilose; stipule solitary, broadly oblong or oval; leaflets 3, obovate or obcordate, glabrous above, silky-pilose beneath; heads sessile, densely many-flowered; bracts broadly oblong or ovate; calyx shaggy, its segments long and subulate, nearly equal; vexillum narrow-oblong, it and the blunt carina silky-pilose; alae and carinal petals eared at base. Stems 6-8 inches long, curved, purplish. Leaflets 4-5 lines long, 3 lines wide at the very obtuse or emarginate summit, as long as the petiole or shorter. Stipules and bracts very broad. Heads very hairy, the calyx tube somewhat swollen, scarcely equalling the laciniae. Legume not seen.
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L. anthyllopsis is similar to L. pentaphylla and L. bolusii but may be distinguished by the much larger flowers, inflorescences and bracts. It differs from L. rosea also in the colour of the flowers (yellow, not pink).
Like L. pentaphylla but leaves 3-foliate, inflorescences > 22 mm across (vs. < 20 mm across), flowers 10 mm or more long (vs. < 10 mm long), and bracts large, lanceolate to broadly ovate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Leobordea anthylloides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Leobordea anthylloides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110730-1
WFO ID wfo-0000749672
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Synonyms

Lotononis anthylloides Leobordea anthylloides