Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis aspera Gontsch. sect. Eumorpha |
Habitat | snow patches |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-20cm long, leaflets 20-25 pairs, oval or lanceolate, 3-7mm, acute, scabrously hirsute, raceme dense, ovoid, many flowered, flowers 15-20mm, pod oblong |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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