Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Onobrychis echidna Lipsky trib. Hedysareae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-2700m |
Description | stipules lanceolate, leaflets 4-7pairs, elliptic to lanceolate, acerose, adaxially strigose, abaxially pilose, flowers 2-5 in raceme, calyx hirsute, lobes subulate |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | spinose shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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