Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Adesmia

Species:

Adesmia rocinhensis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Grassland species that persists in fire-maintained campos habitats of southern Brazil, likely resprouting from rootstock after fire.

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:

Seed coat scarification required before sowing

Notes:

Scarification may improve germination rates as with other Adesmia species with hard seed coats.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI