Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis sericea Nutt. trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis albiflora (A.Nelson) K.Schum. |
Oxytropis pannosa Gand. | |
Oxytropis saximontana (A.Nelson) A.Nelson | |
Habitat | american prairie |
Description | densely grey villose, leaves 5-30cm, pinnate, leaflets 7-21, 1-4mm long, raceme spicate, compact, in fruit elongate, flowers 15-24mm long, pod carnose, lignose |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | lilac, pale yellow, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
sericea spicata (Hook.) Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 111 (1951)
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