Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hippocrepis scabra DC. trib. Loteae |
Synonyms | Hippocrepis bourgaei (Nyman) Font Quer |
Hippocrepis commutata Pau | |
Hippocrepis willkommiana Scheele | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 300-1400m |
Description | leaves to 3cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, 2-7mm, narrowly elliptic or oblong, often mucronate, adaxially glabrescent, abaxially sericeous, inflorescence axillary, pedicellate, 6-8-flowered |
Size | 8-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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