Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus tarijensis Ulbr. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 543 (1906) |
Native Range | w. & s. Bolivia |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-4600m |
Description | stems white lanate, leaflets 6-8, linear-lanceolate, 9mm long, hirsute, inflorescence to 3cm long, flowers ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | bluish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia) |