Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea boliviana Britton trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 259 (1889) |
Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 2000-5000m |
Description | leaves glaucous, leaflets 13-17, cuneate-oblong, truncate or emarginate, punctate, glabrous, 3-5mm, spikes oblong, 2-3cm long, calyx lanate, corolla 8-10mm |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Dalea boliviana var. herrerae J.F.Macbr. Dalea calliantha Ulbr. Dalea hofsteinii R.E.Fr. Dalea retusifolia Harms ex Kuntze Dalea tapacariensis Harms ex Kuntze Parosela boliviana (Britton) J.F.Macbr. Parosela boliviana var. herrerae J.F.Macbr. Parosela calliantha (Ulbr.) J.F.Macbr. Parosela hofsteinii (R.E.Fr.) J.F.Macbr. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |