Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Anarthrophyllum rigidum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Hieron. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. Republ. Argent. 3: 340 (1879) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-2500m |
Description | leaves adpressed pubescent, petiolate, trifoliolate, acerose, stipules shorter than petiole, connate, flowers 2-3 at apex of branchlets, calyx hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anarthrophyllum brevistipula Phil. Anarthrophyllum brevistipula var. rigidum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Hosseus Anarthrophyllum negeri Chodat & Wilczek Anarthrophyllum rigidum var. toninii (Kuntze) Speg. Anarthrophyllum toninii Kuntze Genista rigida Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |