Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Pediomelum megalanthum (Wooton & Standl.) Rydb. trib. Psoraleeae |
Synonyms | Psoralea megalantha Wooton & Standl. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | leaflets 5-6, obovate, 1-3cm long, abaxially densely white strigose, adaxially sparsely strigose, peduncles 1-4cm long, raceme 2cm long, calyx lobes subulate, corolla 2cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
megalanthum epipsilum (Barneby) J.W.Grimes, Brittonia 38: 185 (1986)
megalanthum retrorsum (Rydb.) J.W.Grimes, ibid.
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