Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Fallugia paradoxa (D.Don ex Tilloch) Endl. ex Torr. |
Synonyms | Sieversia paradoxa D.Don ex Tilloch |
Fallugia mexicana Walp. | |
Fallugia micrantha Cockerell | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-2800m |
Description | leaves deciduous, leaves petiolate, obovate to linear, 1-2-pinnatilobate, coriaceous, lobes entire, hirsute, inflorescence terminal, 1-7-flowered, petals 5, orbiculate |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings after flowering |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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