Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hippocrepis nevadensis (Hrabětová) Talavera & E.Dominguez trib. Loteae |
Bibliography | Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 57: 460 (2000) |
Native Range | s. Spain (Sierra Nevada) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2300m |
Description | leaves 3-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 3-8 pairs, 3-6mm, obovate, retuse, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely hirsute, inflorescence axillary, pedicellate, 4-6-flowered |
Size | 4-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hippocrepis comosa var. nevadensis Hrabětová Hippocrepis scorpioides var. nevadensis (Hrabětová) Lassen |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |