Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Anarthrophyllum gayanum (A.Gray) B.D.Jacks. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Index Kew. 1: 1009 (1895) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3700m |
Description | leaves shiny, imbricate, with three, broadly patent leaflets, 3-7mm long, flowers solitary, 10-15mm long, calyx red, distinctly elongate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anarthrophyllum umbellatum (Clos) F.Phil. Genista gayana A.Gray Genista umbellata Clos |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |