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Sophora moorcroftiana

Synonyms: Astragalus moorcroftiana; Astragalus moorcroftianus; Caragana moorcroftiana (homotypic); Sophora moorcroftiana var. moorcroftiana

Infraspecies

Sophora moorcroftiana var. nepalensis

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The plant contains cytosine, which resembles nicotine and is similarly toxic;
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  Used as an insecticide; No more details. Used as a fuel in areas where other wood is scarce;
Height [2]  3.936 feet (1.2 m)
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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0