Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis falcata Bunge trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis hedinii Ulbr. |
Oxytropis holdereri Ulbr. | |
Oxytropis popovii Vassilcz. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2700-5200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-20cm, leaflets subverticillate, 27-47, ovate, 5-15mm, flowers 6-10, 8-11mm, in raceme, calyx densely glandular and hirsute, pod falcate, coriaceous |
Size | 3-35cm |
Color | purple, rose, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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