Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis kusnetzovii Krylov & Steinb. sect. Orobia |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-15cm, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oblong-ovate or lanceolate, 5-10mm, appressed hirsute, glabrescent, flowers in capitate raceme, corolla 18-20mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Russian Far East (Amur ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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