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Asian foxtail

Uraria crinita

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in China.January 9, February 4, March 5, April 20, May 69, June 90, July 78, August 101, September 113, October 64, November 37, December 7.
China597
Taiwan514
Taiwan Province503
Taichung83
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region67
Kaohsiung49
Hualien County48
Yunlin County44
Tainan44
Nantou County41

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
GenusUraria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Asian foxtail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.