Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Senna pumilio (A.Gray) H.S. Irwin & Barneby trib. Cassieae |
Bibliography | Phytologia 44: 500 (1979) |
Native Range | Texas to ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | sparsely pubescent, leaflets 2 pairs, linear, 3-4cm, stipules acute, linear, membranous, persistent, flowers solitary, axillary, long pedicellate, pod oblong, 1-2cm |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
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 pumilio A.Gray, Pl. Lindheim [G.Engelmann]: 180 (1850) Tharpia pumilio (A.Gray) Britton & Rose |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |