Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia aconcaguensis Burkart trib. Adesmieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4800m |
Description | similar to A. spuma, leaves pinnate, hirsute, leaflets 4-6pairs, oblong-ovate, flowers 2-4, subsessile, in dense, terminal raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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