Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hippocrepis castroviejoi Talavera & E.Domíngues trib. Loteae |
Bibliography | Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 57: 461 (2000) |
Native Range | se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2100m |
Description | leaves to 4cm, petiolate, leaflets 2-4-pairs, 2-7mm, obovate or elliptic, mucronate, densely sericeous, inflorescence axillary, pedicellate, 1-4-flowered, flowers patent, 9-12mm |
Size | 3-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |