Glycine clandestina
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Twining Glycine, Lover’s Twine
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Summary
Source: WikipediaGlycine clandestina, commonly known as twining glycine or love creeper, is a scrambling plant in the bean family, found in Australia.
Description
A twining plant. It grows 0.3-2 m tall. The rootstock is woody. The stems are slender. The leaves are compound and 1-4 cm long. There are 3 narrow, dark-green leaflets. The leaflets are 1-4 cm long by 0.4-1.2 cm wide. They are hairy and with a small point at the tip. Flowers are in clusters of 6-20 in erect groups in the axils of leaves. Flowers are pea shaped and pale blue to purple. The fruit is a short pod. It is fat. The pod is 3 cm long by 0.4 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The taproot is edible but not particularly palatable.
Traditional Uses
The taproot is edible but not particularly enjoyable.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in warm coastal locations to cold sub-alpine. It can grow in dry desert regions and high rainfall forests. It needs well drained soil. Forms from near the coast can suffer frost damage. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Australia*, Britain, Europe, Tasmania*,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings. The seed need to be soaked in boiling water to get them to grow.
Notes
There are 10 Glycine species.
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