Tephrosia hispidula (Michx.) Pers.

Sprawling hoarypea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Tephrosia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry to moist, or even wet, acid, sandy soils, chiefly in flat pinelands and savannahs.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cough Medicine (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 hispidula world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:520623-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174300
COL ID 55CVK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tephrosia elegans Galega hispidula Cracca hispidula Tephrosia hispidula Cracca elegans Tephrosia gracilis