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Indigastrum niveum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schrire & Callm. trib. Indigofereae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesIndigastrum niveum (Willd. ex Spreng.) Schrire & Callm. trib. Indigofereae
BibliographyCandollea 65: 363 (2010)
Native RangeSouth Africa to Lesotho and Namibia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbranchlets flexuous, leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, alternate, obovate or cuneate, obtuse, white sericeous, stipules subulate, racemes subsessile, few flowered
Size10-15cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsIndigastrum argyreum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schrire
Indigofera argyracea Eckl. & Zeyh.
Indigofera burchellii E.Mey.
Indigofera collina Eckl. & Zeyh.
Indigofera nivea Willd. ex Spreng.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces)
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