Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Podolobium alpestre (F.Muell.) Crisp & P.H.Weston trib. Mirbelieae |
Bibliography | Advances Legume System. [M.D.Crisp & J.J.Doyle] 7: 280 (1995) |
Native Range | se. Australia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves in pairs or of three, oblong-elliptic to lanceolate, 1-4cm, coriaceous, dark green, flowers 10-12mm long, in lax cluster |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
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 | Callistachys alpestris (F.Muell.) Kuntze Oxylobium alpestre F.Muell. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, VIC Victoria) |