Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chesneya macrantha W.C.Cheng ex H.C.Fu trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Chesneya potaninii (Yakovlev) Govaerts |
Chesneya spinosa P.C.Li | |
Oxytropis grubovii N.Ulziykh. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3900-4200m |
Description | spinose, leaves 2-3cm, petiolate, leaflets 9-13, narrowly oblong, 3-5mm, densely white shortly hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, corolla 24-26mm long |
Size | 4-6cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Inner Mongolia , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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