Peteria scoparia A.Gray

Rush peteria (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Peteria

Characteristics

A herb. It is stout and spiny. It has a small tuberous rootstock.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry hills, mesas, and rolling; plains; at elevations up to 1,380 metres.
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It is a temperate to tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Ceremonial Medicine (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Veterinary Aid (unspecified), Witchcraft Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Peteria scoparia unspecified picture

Distribution

Peteria scoparia world distribution map, present in Ghana and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:513177-1
WFO ID wfo-0000178544
COL ID 4FD8G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Peteria scoparia