Rock Garden Plants
Leobordea mollis (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. trib. Crotalarieae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesLeobordea mollis (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. trib. Crotalarieae
BibliographyTaxon 60: 174 (2011)
Native Rangen. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Descriptionfinely sericeous-pilose, stipules solitary, minute, leaves long petiolate, leaflets cuneate-obovate, obtuse, flowers 1-4, terminal or axillary, pedicellate, calyx strigose
Size3-6cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLeptidium molle (E.Mey.) C.Presl
Lipozygis mollis E.Mey.
Lipozygis villosa Benth.
Lotononis mollis (E.Mey.) Benth.
Polylobium molle (E.Mey.) D.Dietr.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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