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Trigonella laciniata L.

Trigonelle laciniée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Trigonella

Characteristics

Pods c. 7 × 3 mm, oblong, straight, with prominent longitudinal nerves crossed by transverse ones, subglabrous to sparsely hairy, many-seeded.
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Leaves petiolate; leaflets 3–6 mm long, obtriangular-oblong, acutely and sharply dentate; stipules deeply and sharply laciniate.
Flowers in sessile axillary heads (heads pedunculate outside the Flora Zambesiaca area).
Calyx 2–2.5 mm long; teeth triangular, ± half as long as the tube.
Prostrate annual herb, diffusely branched from the base.
Corolla twice or more as long as the calyx, yellow.
Seeds c. 1 mm long, ovoid, brown, smooth.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Distribution

Trigonella laciniata world distribution map, present in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524004-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212946
COL ID 58R7H
BDTFX ID 119128
INPN ID 717682
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Synonyms

Trigonella laciniata f. arguta Trigonella laciniata Medicago trigonella Telis laciniata Trigonella nilotica Trigonella laciniata f. bivolor Trigonella laciniata f. pedunculata Trigonella laciniata var. subsessilis
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