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Sophora prostrata Buchanan trib. Sophoreae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesSophora prostrata Buchanan trib. Sophoreae
BibliographyTrans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 16: 395 (1884)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionbranchlets brown, glabrous, leaves to 25mm, leaflets 4-8-pairs, ca. 4mm long, oblong, glabrous, flowers 1-3 on thin, sericeous pedicels, corolla ca. 2cm across
Size10-200cm
Colorbrownish yellow, orange
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEdwardsia prostrata (Buchanan) W.R.B.Oliv.
Sophora tetraptera var. prostrata (Buchanan) Kirk
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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