Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea pogonanthera A.Gray trib. Amorpheae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | glabrous, leaflets 5-11, linear-oblong to oblanceolate, 5-10mm, revolute, obtuse, spike oblong or cylindrical, 1-6cm long, bracts ovate, calyx densely pubescent |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring, 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, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
pogonanthera walkerae (Tharp & F.A.Barkley) B.L.Turner, Field & Lab. 24: 16 (1956)
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