Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis taochensis Kom. trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2000-3400m |
Description | stems thin, leaflets 7-9 pairs, ovate or lanceolate, sessile, obtuse or acute, flowers 3-8 in lax raceme, calyx campanulate, hirsute, lobes linear |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bluish purple, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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 South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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