Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Senna arnottiana (Gillies) H.S.Irwin & Barneby trib. Cassieae |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 316 (1982) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-2800m |
Description | leaves at apex of branchlets, pinnate, leaflets obovate to elliptic, thick, carnose, coriaceous, flowers of 2-5, shortly pedicellate, in raceme |
Size | 5-50cm |
Color | bright orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 andina Phil. Cassia arnottiana Gillies Cassia arnottiana var. andina (Phil.) Reiche Cassia arnottiana var. sericea Burkart ex L.Bravo |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |