Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis grandiflora (Pall.) DC. sect. Orobia |
Synonyms | Astragalus grandiflorus Pall. |
Oxytropis collina Turcz. | |
Oxytropis fischeriana Vassilcz. | |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 700-1700m |
Description | leaves 6-20cm, leaflets 7-9, oblong, shortly acute, 10-25mm, appressed pubescent, flowers in sparse raceme, calyx campanulate, corolla 25-30mm long |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | purple, bluish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Chita ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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