Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea flavescens (S.Watson) S.L.Welsh trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 231 (1977) |
Native Range | Arizona to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems glabrous, leaflets narrowly oblong, obtuse, 6-12mm, sparsely sericeous, spikes compact, long pedunculate, 2-5cm long, calyx sericeous lanate, lobes subulate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 epica S.L.Welsh Dalea flavescens var. epica (S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh & Chatterley Kuhnistera flavescens (S.Watson) Kuntze Petalostemon flavescens S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |