Sophora nuttalliana B.L.Turner

Silky sophora (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sophora

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm tall. The flowers are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
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 present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Prairies and dry hills, growing in Pinyon-Juniper woodland, grasslands, rocky ground, and disturbed habitats such as along roadsides, in loamy and sandy soils; at elevations from 1,070-1670 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It is very cold tolerant but thrives best with hot weather. It grows between 1,000-1,700 m above sea level in the southern USA.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-11

Usage

The sweet roots are chewed. Caution: The seeds are toxic.
Uses forage
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. Seed can be pre-soaked in warm water for 12 hours and should be transplanted when young. It can be grown by cuttings or air-layering.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Sophora nuttalliana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Sophora nuttalliana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:240571-2
WFO ID wfo-0000165357
COL ID 6Z6GB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Sophora nuttalliana Vexibia nuttalliana Radiusia sericea Vexibia sericea Vibexia sericea Sophora sericea Vexibia nuttalliana Sophora sericea Sophora carnosa Pseudosophora sericea Patrinia sericea