Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia lanata Hook.f. trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: 256 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-900m |
Description | adpressed hirsute, leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5 pairs, linear, complicate, 3-5mm long, flowers solitary, 10-15mm long, shortly pedicelate, axillary |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | violet, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Patagonium lanatum (Hook.f.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |