Trifolium africanum var. africanum C.Presl

Variety

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trifolium > Trifolium africanum

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.5 m high. Leaves with leaflets 10-20(-40) x 4-8 mm, 2-4 x as long as wide, rounded, truncate or emarginate at apex, often pubescent; stipules with free portion well developed, narrowly triangular-ovate with many parallel veins. Flowers: inflorescence typically 20 mm in diameter; bracts up to 3 mm long, subulate; calyx tube densely hirsute; corolla crimson purple; Oct.-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-6
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Usage

Uses animal food food
Edible flowers
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Cultivation

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Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 30
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Distribution

Trifolium africanum var. africanum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77194550-1
WFO ID wfo-0001426053
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Synonyms

Lupinaster hirsutus Trifolium hirsutum var. glabellum Trifolium africanum var. africanum Trifolium africanum var. glabellum