| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia candida Hook.f. trib. Adesmieae |
| Synonyms | Adesmia canescens (A.Gray) Speg. |
| Streptodesmia canescens A.Gray | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | spinose, leaves pinnate, leaflets 7-11 pairs, thick, revolute, ovate to elliptic, 3-6mm long, crowded at base of spinose rachis, flowers solitary, 6-9mm long |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | open alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
candida cabrerae (Burkart) Ulibarri & Burkart, Darwiniana 38(1-2): 96 (2000)
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