| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia papposa (Lag.) DC. trib. Adesmieae |
| Synonyms | Aeschynomene papposa Lag. |
| Adesmia arvensis Phil. | |
| Adesmia chillaensis Phil. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2500m |
| Description | subglabrous, leaflets 5-7 pairs, ovate-oblong, mucronate, 6-7mm, flowers in paniculate raceme, flowers pedicellate, calyx short, pubescent, lobes shorter than tube |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
papposa radicifolia (Clos) Burkart, Fl. Patagonica pt. 4b: 127 (1984)
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