Tephrosia florida (F.Dietr.) C.E.Wood

Florida hoarypea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Well-drained, usually open, light, sandy, acid soils in pine and oak woods and barrens on the Coastal Plain.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (root), Snake Bite Remedy (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Tephrosia florida world distribution map, present in Angola, Comoros, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mayotte, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Viet Nam, Yemen, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:250359-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164661
COL ID 7BQLS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tephrosia florida Cracca ambigua Cracca gracillima Galega florida Tephrosia ambigua Tephrosia ambigua var. gracillima Tephrosia florida var. florida Tephrosia florida var. gracillima Tephrosia ambigua var. gracillima Tephrosia gracillima Galega ambigua