Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis fedtschenkoana Vassilcz. sect. Physocarpon |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane |
Description | acaulescent, densely grey hirsute, leaves 2-3cm, leaflets 3-8 pairs, oval, flowers in dense, capitate raceme, pod coriaceous, spherically ventricose, to 15mm in diam. |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , 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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