Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium grandiflorum Boiss. & Reut. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan.: 29 (1852) |
Native Range | nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | densely sericeous-pubescent, leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, oblong to elliptic, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, flowers 3-5 in compact raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, corolla 2-3cm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrolobium linnaeanum var. grandiflorum (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt. Argyrolobium zanonii ssp. grandiflorum (Boiss. & Reut.) Greuter Genista argentea ssp. grandiflora (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire Lothophyllus argenteus ssp. grandiflorus (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |