Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis poncinsii Franch. sect. Xerobia |
Synonyms | Oxytropis introflexa Freyn |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-4500m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 7-11, oblong, 3-7mm, densely white hirsute, flowers 2-3, ca. 25mm, in raceme, calyx lanate, pod ovoid, ventricose, shortly lanate |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | cushion |
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
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China North-Central , Tibet , Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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