Arachis pintoi
Common name: Pinto peanut
Other common names: Forage peanut
Description
Native to Brazil, this perennial legume is low-growing to around 30 cm tall. It has a creeping, non-climbing habit that makes it an ideal ground-cover species for orchards and pastures.
Use: Provides year-round soil coverage, helping to suppresses weeds and conserves soil moisture. especially in for orchards and pastures.
Climate: Grows naturally in moderately humid to humid subtropical and tropical lowland to mid-elevation climates, generally in areas with annual lows of 16 to 20 °C, annual highs of 25 to 29 °C, annual rainfall of 1400 to 2500 mm.
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