Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis tyttantha Gontsch. sect. Protoxytropis |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-3000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 8-20cm, petioles densely white hirsute, leaflets 15-25 pairs, ovate-oblong, 5-12mm, acute, coarsely white hirsute, raceme abbreviate, ovoid, many flowered |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late 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
Middle Asia (Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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