Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis qilianschanica C.W.Chang & C.L.Zhang trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-5100m |
Description | leaves 6-15cm, leaflets 19-29, narrowly ovate, 5-10mm, densely appressed pale yellow hirsute, ciliate, acute, flowers 5-14, 6-8mm, in elongate raceme, pod brown, pendent |
Size | 9-22cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
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 (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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