Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia glomerula Clos trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Chil. [C.Gay] 2: 184 (1847) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-4000m |
Description | silvery sericeous, leaves palmatipinnate, 7-15mm long, leaflets 7-11, obovate, 2-4mm long, flowers solitary on the surface of cushion, 4-8mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adesmia compacta Phil. Adesmia glomerata F.Phil. Adesmia humilis Phil. Patagonium compactum (Phil.) Kuntze Patagonium glomerulum (Clos) Kuntze Patagonium humile (Phil.) Kuntze |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |