Sulla spinosissima (L.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi

Sainfoin très épineux (fr), Hédysarum très épineux (fr), Sainfoin épineux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Sulla

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.105-0.28m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.11 - 0.28
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.85
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 25
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Sulla spinosissima unspecified picture

Distribution

Sulla spinosissima world distribution map, present in Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029977-1
WFO ID wfo-0000497870
COL ID 3K38P
BDTFX ID 122465
INPN ID 811039
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hedysarum spinosissimum Hedysarum sibthorpii Echinolobium carnosum Echinolobium pallidum Echinolobium spinosissimum Hedysarum pallens Hedysarum palleus Hedysarum pallens Sulla spinosissima Hedysarum capitatum subsp. pallens Hedysarum spinosissimum subsp. spinosissimum Hedysarum spinosissimum subsp. eu-spinosissimum Hedysarum spinosissimum subsp. pallens Hedysarum spinosissimum var. lanatum Hedysarum spinosissimum var. pallens

Lower taxons

Hedysarum spinosissimum subsp. capitatum