Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Phyllolobium chapmanianum (Wenn.) M.L.Zhang & Podlech trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Astragalus chapmanianus Wenn. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | leaves 1-3cm, leaflets 4-7 pairs, elliptic, 4-6mm, densely appressed white hirsute, flowers 1-3 in short raceme, corolla ca. 1cm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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
China (Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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