Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis purpurea (Bald.) Markgr. trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis olympica Turrill |
Oxytropis thessala Turrill | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | akin to O. floribunda, but flowers to 15mm long, in compact capitate raceme |
Size | 5-15cm |
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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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