Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Marina orcuttii (S.Watson) Barneby trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 27: 85 (1977) |
Native Range | California to Baja California |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1200m |
Description | leaves 1-2cm long, shortly petiolate, pinnate, leaflets 9-17, oblong-obovate, 2-4mm long, often complicate, glabrous, racemes dense, 1-2cm long, corolla ca. 5mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dalea orcuttii S.Watson Marina orcuttii var. campanea Barneby Parosela orcuttii (S.Watson) Parish |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |