Desmodium ospriostreblum
Desmodium ospriostreblum
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Chad | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Desmodium
- Species:
- Desmodium ospriostreblum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, bees
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds benefit from scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) followed by cold stratification.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash