Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Carmichaelia monroi Hook.f. trib. Carmichaelieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | lowland-montane |
Description | branchlets erect, crowded, 2-4mm thick, rigid, sulcate, flowers 6-10mm long, purple veined and at base variegate, in raceme of 2-5 |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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