Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis bella B.Fedtsch. ex O.Fedtsch. trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | screes |
Altitude | 3000-4800m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-6cm, leaflets 5-9, linear to lanceolate-oblong, adpressed silvery hirsute, flowers numerous in raceme, pod sessile, ovoid |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | purple, pinkish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet , Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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