Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis sericopetala Prain ex C.E.C.Fisch. trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 2600-4600m |
Description | grayish, leaves 7-20cm, leaflets 13-31, sessile, elliptic to lanceolate-ovate, 6-25mm, silvery villose, acute, flowers numerous, 8-10mm in raceme, pod ovoid, white villose |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | purple, blue, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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