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Zornia cearensis

Zornia cearensis is a small herbaceous legume from seasonally dry tropical Brazil, rarely grown in gardens. Little cultivation information exists, so treat it as a wild plant rather than a garden subject.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry between waterings, as it comes from seasonally dry areas.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: The sources describe the plant as poisonous; the specific toxic parts and effects are not documented in the excerpt.
Native range
Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

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Zornia cearensis is a poisonous plant. in the family Fabaceae.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zornia cearensis 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.

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