| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A hairy legeume reaching 10-45 cm in height with red or purple flowers, leaves with 11-17 leaflets and pods with small hooked spines. USES Used as pasture. GROWING PERIOD Annual. It die with the onset of the dry summer period but propagate itself by seed. COMMON NAMES Sulla epineux, Hedysarum en tete, Kheniget adjaiz. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: H. pallens. Sulla epineux occurs in the Mediterranean region. In Tunisia, it can be found at elevations between sea level and 1200 m. (TEMP estimated by the compiler). |
