Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Anarthrophyllum elegans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) F.Phil. trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Genista elegans Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
Anarthrophyllum pungens Chodat & Wilczek | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2600m |
Description | leaves trifoliolate, leaflets silvery lanate, stipules lanceolate, as large as leaves, calyx campanulate, silvery, pod coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, silvery |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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