Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea grisea (Torr. & A.Gray) Shinners trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Field & Lab. 17: 84 (1949) |
Native Range | se. Texas to Louisiana |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, 10-15-jugate, leaflets linear, densely grey hirsute, glandular, flowers in cylindrical spike, pod ovoid, densely grey hirsute |
Size | 40-90cm |
Color | pink-purple, rose |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Dalea villosa var. grisea (Torr. & A.Gray) Barneby Kuhnistera grisea (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze Petalostemon griseus Torr. & A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (LOU Louisiana) |