Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Eriosema kraussianum Meisn. trib. Phaseoleae |
Bibliography | London J. Bot. 2: 91 (1843) |
Native Range | South Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1200-2000m |
Description | stems silvery sericeous, leaves ternate, green, shortly petiolate, leaflets 3cm, stipules brown, flowers 8mm in long, dense inflorescence |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | yellowish white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, need scarification cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |