Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea villosa (Nutt.) Spreng. trib. Amorpheae |
Synonyms | Petalostemon villosus Nutt. |
Habitat | american prairie |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 11-21pairs, linear, glandular, densely long hirsute, flowers in cylindrical spike, 3-12cm, narrowly ovoid, 2-3mm, densely long hirsute |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | rose, pinkish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana ) North-Central U.S.A. (Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Michigan ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Arkansas , Mississippi) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
villosa grisea (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 262 (1977)
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