Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Tephrosia watsoniana (Standl.) J.F.Macbr. |
Bibliography | Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 87 (1925) |
Native Range | ne. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | densely sericeous-hirsute, leaves pinnate, leaflets 1-7, linear-oblong to oval, 2-8cm, racemes terminal, 5-18cm long, on each node 1-3flowers, pod 4-5cm, densely hirsute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Clitoria sericea S.Watson Cracca sericea (S.Watson) Rose Cracca watsoniana Standl. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |