Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Leobordea mollis (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Taxon 60: 174 (2011) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | finely sericeous-pilose, stipules solitary, minute, leaves long petiolate, leaflets cuneate-obovate, obtuse, flowers 1-4, terminal or axillary, pedicellate, calyx strigose |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
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, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Leptidium molle (E.Mey.) C.Presl Lipozygis mollis E.Mey. Lipozygis villosa Benth. Lotononis mollis (E.Mey.) Benth. Polylobium molle (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |