Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Marina calycosa (A.Gray) Barneby trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 83 (1977) |
Native Range | Arizona to New Mexico and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | leaves 1-3cm long, shortly petiolate, pinnate, leaflets 15-29, oval or obovate, 3-5mm long, obtuse, adaxially glabro glabrous abaxially greyish, racemes dense, 2-4cm, corolla 5m |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dalea calycosa A.Gray Parosela calycosa (A.Gray) A.Heller |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |