Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium flaccidum Jaub. & Spach trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 115 (1842) |
Native Range | Pakistan to nw. India |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1200-2000m |
Description | thick taproot, stems brown sericeous, leaves ternate, leaflets 6-20mm, elliptic, acute, mucronate, pilose, racemes 1-6-flowered, corolla 6-7mm long |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrolobium divaricatum Jaub. & Spach Cytisus diffusus Jacquem. ex Jaub. & Spach Cytisus flaccidus Royle Cytisus lanuginosus Royle Genista flaccida Briq. Glycine flaccida Wall. |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (IND India, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |