Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium molle Eckl. & Zeyh. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 187 (1836) |
Native Range | South Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | long, adpressed sericeous, stipules linear or subulate, leaflets broadly obovate-oblong, reticulate, flowers long pedicellate, 3-5, in umbel |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Argyrolobium nanum Burtt Davy Argyrolobium patens Eckl. & Zeyh. Chasmone venosa E.Mey. Chasmone venosa var. obscura E.Mey. Genista eckloniana Briq. Genista zeyheri Briq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |