Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis nivea Bunge sect. Orobia |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 15-19 pairs, lanceolate, floral scape appressed black setose and adpressed white hirsute, flowers in raceme, pod oblong-ovoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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