Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis arassanica Gontsch. sect. Sphaeranthella |
Habitat | rocks and screes |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 2-4cm, leaflets 6-10 pairs, lanceolate, acute, 3-5mm, densely shortly appresed hirsute, raceme globose, dense, many flowered, bracts linear, acute, 2-3mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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