Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotononis galpinii Dümmer trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 3: 291 (1913) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stems branched, silvery grey, leaves small, leaflets 3mm, flowers solitary, 1cm long, white and yellow variegate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rich blue |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Buchenroedera sparsiflora Wood & Evans Lotononis galpinii var. prostrata Dümmer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |