Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia erinacea Phil. trib. Adesmieae |
Synonyms | Adesmia senticula Phil. |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2500-4400m |
Description | spines large, white, leaves 5-10mm long, leaflets sericous, 3-4 pairs, obovate, crowded on apex of rhachis, flowers dark veined, 7-12mm long, in lax raceme |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | dry, sunny 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 North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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