Lotononis alpina (Eckl. & Zeyh.) B.-e.van Wyk

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotononis

Characteristics

Much-branched shrublet 0.6-1.5 m. Leaves trifoliolate. Leaflets oblanceolate, thinly hairy. Stipules paired. Inflorescences umbellate or subumbellate; bracts up to 2 mm wide. Flowers yellow, tip of keel not purple inside. Calyx with lateral sinuses < 2 mm deep, lobes widely triangular. Petals: standard and keel silky. Flowering time Sept.-June.
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Much-branched shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets oblanceolate, thinly hairy, stipules paired. Flowers solitary on slender peduncles, blue, standard and keel silky.
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Distribution

Lotononis alpina world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962774-1
WFO ID wfo-0001260874
COL ID 3W7N4
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Synonyms

Buchenroedera alpina Lotononis alpina

Lower taxons

Lotononis alpina subsp. multiflora Lotononis alpina subsp. alpina