Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotononis oxyptera (E.Mey.) Benth. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 2: 605 (1843) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | thinly lanate-pubescent, stipules solitary, minute, lanceolate, leaflets of 3, ovate or oblong, floral pedicels lanate, capitellate, few flowered, calyx tomentose |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | annual |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C |
Synonyms | Crotalaria oxyptera E.Mey. Lotononis oxyptera var. brevipes Harv. Lotononis oxyptera var. longipes Harv. Polylobium oxypterum (E.Mey.) C.Presl |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |