Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Anarthrophyllum elegans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) F.Phil. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Cat. Pl. Vasc. Chil.: 52 (1881) |
Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2600m |
Description | leaves trifoliolate, leaflets silvery lanate, stipules lanceolate, as large as leaves, calyx campanulate, silvery, pod coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, silvery |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anarthrophyllum pungens Chodat & Wilczek Genista elegans Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |