Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Adesmia suffocata Hook.f. trib. Adesmieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: 256 (1846) |
Native Range | s. Argentina (Santa Cruz) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 300-500m |
Description | leaves silvery sericeous, pinnate, small, thick, leaflets 6-9pairs, erect, rhombic, 2-4mm long, flowers of 1-3, red striate, in terminal corymbs |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Patagonium suffocatum (Hook.f.) Macloskie |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South) |