Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hosackia incana Torr. trib. Loteae |
Bibliography | Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 79 (1857) |
Native Range | nc. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-1700m |
Description | grey or silvery sericeous, stipules scarious, leaves pinnate, leaflets 7-13, elliptic to obovate, flowers 3-8 in umbel, corolla 12-15mm, pod linear, glabrous |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | red-white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Lotus incanus (Torr.) Greene Lotus neoincanus Munz |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |