Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea mollissima (Rydb.) Munz trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Aliso 4: 93 (1958) |
Native Range | sw. USA to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems ramose, sericeous-hirsute, leaves 2-4cm, pinnate, leaflets 11-15, cuneate, on apex truncate, 5-8mm, adaxially subglabrous, racemes dense, 2-3cm, corolla ca. 5mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, pinkish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dalea mollis var. mollissima (Rydb.) Munz Dalea neomexicana ssp. mollissima (Rydb.) Wiggins Parosela mollis var. mollissima (Rydb.) Munz Parosella mollissima Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |