Alysicarpus glumaceus subsp. glumaceus
Alysicarpus glumaceus subsp. glumaceus
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | Djibouti | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Ghana | Gulf States | India | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Myanmar | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zimbabwe
GBIF: Pradeep, Chandrasegrane
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Alysicarpus
- Species:
- Alysicarpus glumaceus subsp. glumaceus
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, pink
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- pollinators, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Scarification improves germination rates. Seeds germinate readily in warm temperatures above 20°C.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch