Adenopodia scelerata
Adenopodia scelerata
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Cabinda | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Nigeria
GBIF: Unknown
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Adenopodia
- Species:
- Adenopodia scelerata
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Like many prairie legumes, tolerates periodic fire and may show increased flowering following burns. Resprouts from crown and root system.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Hard seed coat typical of many legumes. Scarification followed by cold stratification improves germination rates.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI