Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hippocrepis valentina Boiss. trib. Loteae |
Synonyms | Hippocrepis balearica Cav. ex Nyman |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 10-1800m |
Description | subglabrous, leaves 5-7cm, petiolate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, 9-18mm, abaxially sericeous, elliptic, acuminate, inflorescence axillary, pedicellate, 6-8-flowered |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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