Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis sulphurea (Fisch. ex DC.) Ledeb. sect. Orobia |
Synonyms | Oxytropis sulfurea Bunge |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves pinnate, grey-green, leaflets lanceolate, 5-18mm, floral scapes thick, long adpressed hirsute, flowers in capitate raceme, corolla 18.23mm, pod subterete, acuminate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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