Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis imbricata Kom. trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis kanitzii N.D.Simpson |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3500m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute, adpressed hirsute, flowers 10-30 in elongate raceme, calyx campanulate, lobes linear |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
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
China (China North-Central , Tibet , Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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