Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Senna urmenetae (Phil.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby trib. Cassieae |
Synonyms | Cassia urmenetae Phil. |
Cassia glaucescens Benth. | |
Cassia oreades Phil. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | pubescent, leaves to 3cm, petiolate, leaflets 3 pairs, oblong-linear, mucronate, flowers in corymb, sepals unequal, pod sparsely hirsute, linear, 6-7cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | compact 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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile Central , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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