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Sesbania sphaerocarpa is an annual shrub in the pea family, native to dry shrublands and deserts of Angola and Namibia, growing 1 to 2 metres tall. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care notes are based on its native dry-to-moist habitat.
Sesbania sphaerocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an annual shrub native to Angola and Namibia. The species was described in 1859.
Sesbania sphaerocarpa is native to the deserts and dry shrublands of Angola and Namibia. It grows in dry hilly areas, moist bushy areas, and damp thickets. The species is present at altitudes of 160–1,200 metres (520–3,940 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sesbania sphaerocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
