Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lathyrus bijugatus T.G.White trib. Vicieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 457 (1894) |
Native Range | British Columbia to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems glabrous, leaflets thin, 2-5cm, glabrous, mucronate, inflorescence 2-5cm long, 1-3-flowered, corolla 8-10mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lathyrus bijugatus var. sandbergii T.G.White Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatus (T.G.White) Broich Lathyrus lanszwertii var. sandbergii (T.G.White) Broich Lathyrus sandbergii (T.G.White) Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington) |