Bristly Tephrosia is an annual spreading grass-like herb, occasionally weed
of wastelands and cultivated field. Branchlets are velvety with prostrate
hairs. Leaves are linear-oblong, 4-6 cm long, 0.2-1 cm broad, hairless
above, velvety below, blunt. Flowers are pale violet, arising in leaf
axils, singly or in pairs. Pods are flat, up to 2 cm long, 3 mm wide, with
5-10 seeds.
Identification credit: Satish Pardeshi
Photographed in Mumbai & Delhi.
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