Characteristics
An erect shrub. The branches have short grey hairs. Leaves have 3 leaflets. They are green and shiny above and have grey hairs underneath. The flowers are in dense groups at the ends of the branches. The fruit are brown downy pods.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
herb
|
Growth support |
-
|
Foliage retention |
-
|
Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
Pollination |
-
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
-
|
Mature height (meter) |
1.4
|
Root system |
-
|
Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
Flower color |
-
|
Blooming months |
-
|
Fruit color |
-
|
Fruiting months |
-
|
Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
|
Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
Rocky rather dry woods at river banks; very frequent.
Light |
-
|
Soil humidity |
-
|
Soil texture |
-
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Soil acidity |
-
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Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
Uses |
drinks
|
Edible
|
roots
seeds
|
Therapeutic use
|
-
|
Human toxicity |
-
|
Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode |
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
-
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
Germination luminosity |
-
|
Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
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