Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia obcordata Clos trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 2: 199 (1847] |
Native Range | Argentina to c. Chile |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1000m |
Description | shortly pubescent or subglabrous, leaves 2-6cm, rather carnose, leaflets 3-6 pairs, elliptic-obovate, 4-10mm, obtuse, margins sparsely shortly setulose |
Size | 4-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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 | Adesmia karraikensis f. relaxa Hicken Patagonium obcordatum (Clos) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |