Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia crassicaulis Phil. trib. Adesmieae |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves minute, 1cm, crowded at apex of branchlets, leaflets 3-5 pairs, oval, hirsute, flowers sessile amongst leaves, calyx hirsute, lobes much shorter than tube |
Size | 3-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained 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 Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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