Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis longirostra DC. sect. Orobia |
Synonyms | Astragalus longirostrus (DC.) Poir. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | acaulescent, leaves long petiolate, 10-20cm, leaflets 12-24 pairs, lanceolate, 1-2cm, acute, abaxially appressed hirsute, flowers in raceme, corolla 15-20mm long |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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