Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotononis pungens Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 177 (1836) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | sericeous-lanate, stipules solitary, linear-lanceolate, leaves ternate, leaflets linear-lanceolate, acute, acerose, flowers solitary, pedicellate, opposite of leaves |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lipozygis argentea Meisn. Lipozygis kraussiana Meisn. Lipozygis tenella var. pilosovillosa E.Mey. Lipozygis tenella var. sericea E.Mey. Lotononis affinis Eckl. & Zeyh. Lotononis decidua Eckl. & Zeyh. Lotononis depressa Eckl. & Zeyh. Lotononis flava Dümmer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |