| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hoffmannseggia viscosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Hook. & Arn. trib. Caesalpinieae |
| Synonyms | Larraea viscosa Ruiz & Pav. |
| Hoffmannseggia ternata Phil. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | leaves long, glandular petiolate, ternate, each leaflet with 5 pairs of segments, ovate, glabrous, white glandular, flowers few, large, outside red |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
viscosa egena J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 93 (1930)
|