| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. trib. Vicieae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | stems weakly ramose, finely pubescent, sharply 4-angled, leaflets 2-5-pairs, linear-oblong, rigid, distictly veined, finely pubescent, 1-3cm, flowers 2-6 in short raceme |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
brachycalyx zionis (C.L.Hitchc.) S.L.Welsh, Proc. Utah Acad. Sci. 42(2): 217 (1965)
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