✿Fabaceae · Tephrosia
Hoary Tephrosia
Tephrosia hirta
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- May-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tephrosia hirta
- Genus
- Tephrosia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Assam, West Bengal, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Puducherry, Sikkim, Daman & Diu, Haryana, Nagaland, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoary Tephrosia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoary Tephrosia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hoary Tephrosia
Hoary Tephrosia (Tephrosia hirta) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and 24 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Hoary Tephrosia belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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