Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotononis argentea Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Crotalarieae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 176 (1836) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | sericeous, appresed hirsute, stipules solitary, lanceolate, leaflets obovate, acute or acuminate, floral pedicels opposite of leaves, 1-flowered, calyx lobes lanceolate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Leptis argentea Walp. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |