Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia aconcaguensis Burkart trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Darwiniana 10: 513 (1954) |
Native Range | nw. Argentina |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4800m |
Description | similar to A. spuma, leaves pinnate, hirsute, leaflets 4-6pairs, oblong-ovate, flowers 2-4, subsessile, in dense, terminal raceme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |