Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia jilesiana Burkart |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | densely pubescent and glandular, leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 3-5 pairs, elliptic, conduplicate, 5-10mm, raceme lax, flowers ca. 1cm long, pod reticulate, papery, pubescent |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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