As recorded for Hoary Tephrosia
Tephrosia hirta
Hoary Tephrosia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- May-November
Ecology & growing context
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How to identify Hoary Tephrosia
Identify Hoary Tephrosia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hoary Tephrosia.
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
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
- 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.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Hoary Tephrosia belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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