Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis lagopus Nutt. trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis blankinshipii (A.Nelson) K.Schum. |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Description | sericeous, leaves 3-9cm, pinnate, leaflets lanceolate to elliptic, 7-15mm, raceme spicate, 5-20-flowered, closely above leaves, flowers 15-20mm long, pod long hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
lagopus typica ined.
lagopus atropurpurea (Rydb.) Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 111 (1951)
lagopus conjugans Barneby, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4. 27: 227 (1944)
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