Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia salicornioides Speg. trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 47: 274 (1899) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves glabrous, carnose, trifoliolate, leaflets narrowly obovate, 2-5mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, pedicelate, 8-11mm long, with dark violet venation |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adesmia carnosa Dusén Patagonium carnosum (Dusén) Speg. Patagonium salicornioides (Speg.) Speg. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |