Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus gracilentus Greene trib. Genisteae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-3600m |
Description | glabrous, leaflets 5-8, linear, acuminate, green, 4-8cm, raceme 10-20cm, flowers 10-13mm, distinctly verticillate, pod 2-3cm long, villose |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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