Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Pediomelum humile Rydb. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 24: 24 (1919) |
Native Range | Texas to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 3, conspicuosly glandular punctate, the middle petiolate, broadly rhombic, laterals ovate, sessile, spikes dense, many flowered, 2-3cm, corolla 15mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Psoralea humilis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. Psoralea rydbergii Cory |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |