Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera glomerata E.Mey. trib. Indigofereae |
Synonyms | Indigofera nivea E.Mey. |
Indigofera villosa Berg. ex Walp. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | lanate-pilose, leaves densely imbricate, shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets minute, obovate-oblong, mucronate, bracts aristate-subulate, raceme sessile, few flowered |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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