Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis chrysocarpa Boiss. trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis shirkuhi Vassilcz. |
Oxytropis surmandehi Vassilcz. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | acaulescent, grey sericeous, leaflets approximate, 10-12 pairs, elliptic, flowers in short, dense head, bracts linear, short, pod lanate, shortly pedicellate, oblong |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
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
Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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