Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia hemisphaerica Hauman trib. Adesmieae |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 3200-3600m |
Description | leaves in fascicles at apex of spinose branchlets, 6-12mm long, long petiolate, leaflets 7-9 pairs, obovate, complicate, setose, flowers 2-5, 5-8mm long, in cluster |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
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 Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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