| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia echinus C.Presl trib. Adesmieae |
| Synonyms | Adesmia gayana Phil. |
| Adesmia nana (Chodat & Wilczek) Hauman | |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 2800-4400m |
| Description | spines distinct, black, leaves 5-15mm, pilose or pubescent, leaflets 3-4pairs, narrowly elliptic, conduplicate, acute, in fascicles below spine, flowers in cluster, 5-8mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (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
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