Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Argyrolobium

Species:

Argyrolobium crotalarioides

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

mar,apr,may,jun

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Like many South African grassland legumes, likely resprouts from rootstock following fire in its native habitat.

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:

Seed coat scarification required before sowing

Notes:

As a legume, seeds likely have hard seed coats requiring scarification for improved germination.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI