Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Senna brongniartii (Gaudich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby trib. Cassieae |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 322 (1982) |
Native Range | Peru to n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaflets 1 pair, ovate-elliptic, at apex rounded, coriaceous, sparsely hirsute, inflorescence few flowered, closely over leaves, flowers pendent, sepals oblong, obtuse |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, summer |
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Type | shrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Cassia brongniartii Gaudich Cassia conjugata Ruiz & Pav. ex Benth. Cassia misera Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (CLN Chile North) |