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Argyrolobium tuberosum
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| Synonyms: |
Argyrolobium angustifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. Chasmone tuberosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. |
| Common names: | Little russet pea (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender perennial herb, growing from a tuberous rootstock. Stems more or less erect, up to 60 cm high, simple or few-branched. Leaves 3-foliolate, with leaflets linear-lanceolate. Lower leaves sometimes with leaflets slightly wider, narrowly elliptic. Flowers in a terminal raceme, orange-yellow on the inside and reddish-brown to burgundy on the outside. Ovary and calyx densely silky hairy. Pods c. 5 cm long, very narrow, straight or slightly curved. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | tuberosum: having tubers |
| Habitat: | In montane grassland, usually near streams or rivers. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1700 - 2180 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Lesotho and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 28 July 2015 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 202 - 203. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 46. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 254 - 256. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 268 - 269. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 206 - 207. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Argyrolobium tuberosumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Argyrolobium tuberosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Argyrolobium tuberosum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Argyrolobium tuberosum
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