Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Indigofera burchellii DC. trib. Indigofereae |
Synonyms | Indigofera bifrons E.Mey. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2300m |
Description | white, densely appresed pubescent, leaves on thick petiole, palmately 3-7-pinnate, leaflets obovate, short, stipules minute, flowers few in long pedunculate raceme |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
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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