Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Cullen biflorum (Kuntze) C.H.Stirt. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | Bothalia 13: 317 (1981) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | leaves long petiolate, ternate, leaflets minute, obovate or obcordate, glabrous, black punctate, floral pedicels axillary, short, 2-flowered, flowers sessile, calyx pilose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotodes biflorum Kuntze Psoralea biflora Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |