Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Fabaceae / Papilionaceae
Indigofera sessiliflora DC.
English name:
Local name: Dhakri.
Description:
A trailing annual, branches canescent white herb. Leaves mostly 5-7 foliate,
leaflets sub-orbicular (rounded). Inflorescence a sessile head, flowers sessile,
minute red. Pod liner and cylindrical usually 3 to 6 seeded.
Flowering Period:
February toApril.
Habitat:
Found in sand occupying dunes and gravelly areas.
Uses:
Apalatable species, generally grazed by cattle.
Distribution:
Pakistan (Sindh, Punjab), Arabia, Eritrea, Sudan, Nigeria,
and Senegal.