Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Pediomelum californicum (S.Watson) Rydb. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. (N.L.Britton & al., eds.) 24: 21 (1919) |
Native Range | California to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | stems grey adpressed hirsute, stipules lanceolate, 1cm, leaves petiolate, pinnate, leaflets cuneate-obovate, 1-3cm, rounded, grey strigose, raceme dense, 2-4cm, pod ovoid |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotodes californicum (S.Watson) Kuntze Psoralea californica S.Watson Psoralea monticola Greene |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |