Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Psoralea zeyheri Harv. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | Thes. Cap. 1: 51 (1863) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets broadly obovate to linear, mucronate, on margins scabrous, glabrescent, flowers numerous in bracteate spike, calyx white hirsute |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotodes zeyheri (Harv.) Kuntze Otholobium zeyheri (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |