Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Pediomelum epipsilum (Barneby) S.L.Welsh trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | Great Basin Naturalist 46: 257 (1986) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves palmatipinnate, crowded on base, long petiolate, obovate, 1-3cm, abaxially densely white hirsute, spike dense, ca. 2cm long, corolla 20mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Pediomelum megalanthum var. epipsilum (Barneby) J.W.Grimes Psoralea epipsila Barneby |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |