Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis parryi A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Astragalus parryanus Tidestr. |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | greyish setose, acaulescent, leaves 3-5cm, pinnate, leaflets 9-19 pairs, narrowly oblong, 3-10mm, raceme 1-3-flowered, at level of leaves, flowers 7-10mm long, pod black hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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Comments | FABACEAE
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