Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium pumilum Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 185 (1836) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State and Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | sericeous lanate, stipules minute, subulate, leaflets obovate to obovate-oblong, flowers 1-2, pedicellate, pod sericeous lanate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrolobium venustum Eckl. & Zeyh. Chasmone pumila (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Meisn. Cracca pusilla (Thunb.) Kuntze Galega pusilla Thunb. Galega sericea Thunb. Genista microstoma Briq. Tephrosia pusilla (Thunb.) Pers. Tephrosia sericea (Thunb.) Pers. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State) |