Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis pumilio (Pall.) Ledeb. sect. Arctobia |
Synonyms | Astragalus pumilio Pall. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | subacaulescent, leaflets 4-5 pairs, lanceolate, abaxially white hirsute, bracts minute, calyx rusty hirsute, lobes subulate, flowers 18-20mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring, early 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
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Sakhalin) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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