Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Pediomelum pentaphyllum (L.) Rydb. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.) 24: 23 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. USA to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves pedatipinnate, leaflets 3-5, linear-oblong to elliptic, sparsely strigose, acute, spikes short, 2-8-flowered, corolla ca. 6mm, pod ovate |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotodes pentaphyllum (L.) Kuntze Pediomelum trinervatum Rydb. Psoralea pentaphylla L. Psoralea trinervata (Rydb.) Standl. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |