Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Medicago saxatilis M.Bieb. trib. Trifolieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | appressed pubescent, leaves pinnate, leaflets narrowly linear, at apex dentate, flowers 2-8 in raceme, corolla 5-7mm, pod spiral, at margins spinose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Krym) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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