Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Bossiaea prostrata R.Br. trib. Bossiaeeae |
Synonyms | Bossiaea humilis Meisn. |
Bossiaea linnaeoides G.Don | |
Bossiaea nummularia Endl. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves alternate, leaflets solitary, ovate to orbiculate or oblong, shortly petiolate, stipules 1-2mm, flowers 6-10mm long, pedicels 1-2cm, calyx pubescent, petals equal |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
Australia (New South Wales , Queensland , South Australia , Tasmania , Victoria) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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