Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium saharae Pomel trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Genista pomeliana Maire |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | densely sericeous, leaves petiolate, ternate, leaflets sessile, ovate, rounded, mucronate, entire, 5-7mm, flowers in shortly pedunculate, umbellate raceme, corolla 1cm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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