Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia stenocaulon Hauman trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 86: 275 (1918) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-4000m |
Description | sericeous-pubescent, leaves 1-6cm, leaflets 6-10 pairs, elliptic-ovate, 4-8mm, conduplicate, raceme lax, flowers 7-10mm long, pod nearly hidden in calyx |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet-yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adesmia fabrisii Burkart |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |