Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lupinus allargyreius C.P.Sm. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Spec. Lupinorum: 269 (1941) |
Native Range | Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | petioles 3-12mm, glabrous, leaflets 5-7, green, sparsely appresed hirsute, 2-5mm, peduncles 2-3cm, carnose, raceme subcapitate, flowers 5-8mm long, subsessile |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Lupinus microphyllus var. argyreius Ball |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |