Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus lapidicola A.Heller trib. Genisteae |
Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | silvery sericeous, leaflets 6-8, linear-oblanceolate to subspathulate, 1-2cm long, on both faces silvery, raceme with 2-3 whorls, 2-4cm long, corolla 10-12mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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