Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus chrysanthus Ulbr. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 543 (1906) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3200-4500m |
Description | leaves palmatipartite, leaflets 7-10, oblanceolate, acuminate to mucronate, abaxially sericeous, petiole 8-10cm long, spike dense, 4-6cm long, corolla 15mm long |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |