Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea villosa (Nutt.) Spreng. trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 326 (1826) |
Native Range | c. Canada to wc. & ec. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 11-21pairs, linear, glandular, densely long hirsute, flowers in cylindrical spike, 3-12cm, narrowly ovoid, 2-3mm, densely long hirsute |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | rose, pinkish purple |
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, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Kuhnistera villosa (Nutt.) Kuntze Petalostemon villosus Nutt. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MIC Michigan) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, MSI Mississippi) |