Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Dalea lumholtzii C.B.Rob. & Fernald trib. Amorpheae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 30: 115 (1895) |
Native Range | Arizona to n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | woody-based, leaves 2-4cm, pinnate, leaflets 17-27, linear, 4-6mm long, obtuse, subglabrous, spikes dense, subspherical, to 1cm, pod on apex densely pubescent |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dalea arizonica (Vail) K.Schum. Dalea astragalopsis Standl. Parosela arizonica Vail Parosela lumholtzii (C.B.Rob. & Fernald) Vail |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |