Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hoita orbicularis (Lindl.) Rydb. trib. Psoraleeae |
Bibliography | N. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 24(1): 11 (1919) |
Native Range | California to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-2200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, stem leaves ternate, leaflets 3-11cm, obovate to orbiculate, brown glandular, inflorescence racemose, axillary, 5-35cm, flowers pedicellate, 10-16mm |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | blue, purple |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotodes orbiculare (Lindl.) Kuntze Psoralea orbicularis Lindl. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |