Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis yekenensis X.Y.Zhu, H.Ohashi & Y.B.Deng trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-1400m |
Description | leaves 7-9cm, leaflets 15-19, linear to narrowly ovate, 8-13mm, flowers numerous, 8-10mm, in lax raceme, calyx campanulate, white hirsute, pod hirsute |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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