Lotononis elongata (Thunb.) D.Dietr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lotononis

Characteristics

Prostrate, creeping, perennial herb, up to 1.2 m wide and up to 0.2 m high; twigs densely pilose. Leaves trifoliolate. Leaflets linear to oblanceolate, thinly hairy. Stipules solitary. Inflorescences leaf-opposed. Flowers yellow; on slender peduncles, up to 75 mm long. Petals: standard almost orbicular, adaxially yellow, abaxially brownish. Gynoecium linear, upper part without ovules. Flowering time Nov., Dec. Pod ovate, terete, very short, up to 14 mm long.
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Prostrate or procumbent shrublet to 20 cm. Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets linear to oblanceolate, thinly hairy, stipules solitary. Flowers solitary on slender peduncles, yellow and purplish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Lotononis elongata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000183487
COL ID 3W7PT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lotononis elongata Ononis elongata