Adesmia trijuga Gillies ex Hook.& Arn.


Family	FABACEAE
Genus species	Adesmia trijuga Gillies ex Hook.& Arn. trib. Adesmieae
Synonyms	Adesmia alpina Gillies ex Hook.
	Adesmia capricornu Phil.
	Adesmia cervicornis Burkart
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	900-3700m
Description	branchlets thick, reddish or whitish, leaves 15mm in fascicles, leaflets 3-5 pairs, obovate-cuneate, emarginate, flowers in racemes apically on branchlets
Size	30-90cm
Color	yellow
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	spinose 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, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Southern America Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile North)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	FABACEAE Adesmia trijuga Gillies ex Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3(8): 191 (1833) Synonyms: Patagonium trijugum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze Adesmia alpina Gillies ex Hook. Adesmia argentea Gillies ex Hook. Adesmia arnottiana Gillies ex Hook. Adesmia capricornu Phil. Adesmia cervicornis Burkart Adesmia doniana Gillies ex Hook. Adesmia hookeriana Gillies ex Hook. Adesmia inflexa brevisetosa Burkart Adesmia inflexa sericeophylla Burkart Adesmia inflexa tenuispina Burkart Adesmia inflexa viscidisepala Burkart Adesmia lambertiana Gillies ex Hook. Adesmia trijuga robustior Hook. & Arn. Patagonium capricornu (Phil.) Kuntze Argentina, Chile 85 AGS AGW CLC CLN 900-3700m