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Adesmia spuma Werderm ex Burkart trib. Adesmieae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesAdesmia spuma Werderm ex Burkart trib. Adesmieae
BibliographyDarwiniana 3: 337 (1939)
Native Rangenw. Argentina to c. & n. Chile
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude2000-4600m
Descriptionwhite hirsute, leaves pinnate, long petiolate, leaflets 8-16 pairs, narrowly oblanceolate, complicate, flowers 7-8mm long, solitary, sessile, axillary, pod glabrous
Size5-10cm
Colorwhitish yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North)
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