Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea mollis Benth. trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Pl. Hartw.: 306 (1849) |
Native Range | sw. USA to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems long lanate, leaves 2-3cm, pinnate, shortly petiolate, leaflets 7-15, broadly obovate-cuneate, lanate, racemes dense, 2-4cm, bracts linear-lanceolate, pod lanate |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pink-white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | annual |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
Synonyms | Dalea mollis ssp. pilosa (Rydb.) Wiggins Dalea pilosa Rydb Parosela mollis (Benth.) A.Heller Parosela pilosa Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |