Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia lotoides Hook.f. trib. Adesmieae |
Synonyms | Adesmia unifoliolata Skottsb. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves sessile, leaflets 2, linear to narrowly obovate, 8-20mm long, flowers solitary, shortly pedicelate, 9-12mm long, axillary, brown-violet variegate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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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