Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Argyrolobium barbatum (Meisn.) Walp. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 845 (1843) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | barbate with long, white patent hairs, stipules ovate-lanceolate, leaflets obovate-oblong, flowers 2-3 in umbel, pedicellate, bracts lanceolate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Chasmone barbata Meisn. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |