Ottleya strigosa (Nutt.) D.D.Sokoloff

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Ottleya

Characteristics

A herb. It lies along the ground. It grows each year from seed. It is hairy. The branches are slender and and have leaves with several small leaflets. The leaves are 1-2 cm long. There are 4-9 leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are yellow to orange and pea like. The fruit is a pod 1-3 cm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

The leaves are used for greens.
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Images

Ottleya strigosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Ottleya strigosa world distribution map, present in Ghana, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007026-1
WFO ID wfo-0000194483
COL ID 4B8DC
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Anisolotus hirtellus Hosackia maritima Ottleya strigosa Anisolotus nudiflorus Anisolotus rubellus Hosackia nudiflora Hosackia rubella Hosackia strigosa Lotus nudiflorus Lotus rubellus Lotus strigosus Lotus hirtellus Anisolotus strigosus Hosackia hirtella Lotus strigosus var. hirtellus Lotus strigosus var. nudiflorus Hosackia strigosa var. hirtella Hosackia hirtellus Acmispon strigosus var. hirtellus