Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis nutans Bunge sect. Ianthina |
Synonyms | Oxytropis qiemoensis H.Ohba & al. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-4100m |
Description | leaves 8-10cm, leaflets 41-61, oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 5-18mm, sparsely yellow sericeous, acute, flowers numerous, 2cm, pendent, in raceme, pod pedicellate, ovoid, pendent |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | yellow, purple, white |
Bloom | late spring, 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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