Lessertia diffusa R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lessertia

Characteristics

Softly hairy, sprawling herb, 0.2-0.45 m tall, from a slender taproot. Leaves pinnately 11-17-foliolate, leaflets closely set, oblong-cuneate. Flowers many, in an elongated, suberect inflorescence with axis exceeding leaves, purplish pink. Pod obliquely ovate, semi-lunate, compressed, purple-to red-veined, glabrous.
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Softly hairy, sprawling subshrub, 20-45 cm. Leaves imparipinnate, leaflets oblong-cuneate. Flowers congested on peduncles longer than leaves, pink. Pods obliquely ovate, semilunate, compressed, prominently veined.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.45
Root system tap-root
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Lessertia diffusa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502634-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212615
COL ID 722ZM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lessertia dubia Tephrosia dubia Galega dubia Coluteastrum dubium Lessertia diffusa