Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Senna urmenetae (Phil.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby trib. Cassieae |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 318 (1982) |
Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2500m |
Description | pubescent, leaves to 3cm, petiolate, leaflets 3 pairs, oblong-linear, mucronate, flowers in corymb, sepals unequal, pod sparsely hirsute, linear, 6-7cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 glaucescens Benth. Cassia oreades Phil. Cassia urmentea Phil. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |