Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Acmispon argyraeus (Greene) Brouillet |
Bibliography | J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 389 (2008) |
Native Range | California to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1200-2400m |
Description | silvery sericeous-hirsute, leaves irregularly pinnate, leaflets 3-5, 4-12mm, obovate, inflorescence 1-3-flowered, flowers pedicellate, 7-10mm, calyx strigose, pod erect |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Anisolotus argyreus (Greene) Thornber Hosackia argyraea Greene Lotus argyraeus (Greene) Greene Ottleya argyraea (Greene) D.D.Sokoloff |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |