Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia villosa Hook.f. trib. Adesmieae |
Synonyms | Adesmia morenonis Harms |
Habitat | cold steppes |
Altitude | 0-2400m |
Description | silvery hirsute, leaves fasciculate, leaflets 10-12 pairs, approximate, narrowly ovate, sometimes orbiculate, to 4mm long, flowers in large, terminal raceme, bracts ovate, 6mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy 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 South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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