Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia eremophila Phil. trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Atacam.: 15 (1860) |
Native Range | c. & n. Chile |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | white tomentose, sparsely black glandular, leaves 3-6cm long, leaflets 8-9 pairs, crowded, obovate, dentate, 1cm long, racemes short, terminal and axillary, pod pubescent |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adesmia latistipula (Reiche) Phil. ex Dyer Patagonium eremophilum (Phil.) Kuntze Patagonium latistipula (Phil.) Reiche |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |