Stylosanthes scabra Vogel

Pencilflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Stylosanthes

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food fodder medicinal non-vertebrate poison pasture poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Sterilizant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 30
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Productivity -

Images

Flower

Stylosanthes scabra flower picture by Magnun Paula Pereira (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Stylosanthes scabra world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304693-2
WFO ID wfo-0000174281
COL ID 53B5B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 670782
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Stylosanthes subsericea Stylosanthes scoparia Stylosanthes diartha Stylosanthes scabra Stylosanthes gloiodes Stylosanthes plicata Stylosanthes seabrana b.l.maass & 't