Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia sanjuanensis Burkart trib. Adesmieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-3000m |
Description | very spinose, upper branchlets whitish, pubescent, leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 3-8mm, conduplicate, abaxially glandular, flowers 8-10mm pedicels pilose, 2mm, pod pendent |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
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 |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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