Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis hypsophila Bunge ex Boiss. trib. Galegeae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | acaulescent, shortly cinereous-hirsute, leaflets approximate, 8-10 pairs, oblong, obtuse, flowers in globular head, bracts minute, linear, pod lanate, ovate-oblong |
Size | 3-8cm |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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