Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Bossiaea prostrata R.Br. trib. Bossiaeeae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 36: t. 1493 (1812) |
Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves alternate, leaflets solitary, ovate to orbiculate or oblong, shortly petiolate, stipules 1-2mm, flowers 6-10mm long, pedicels 1-2cm, calyx pubescent, petals equal |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | orange yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 | Bossiaea linnaeoides G.Don |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |