Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis chesneyoides Gontsch. sect. Ortholoma |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-9cm, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oval-orbiculate, 5-8mm, scattered white hirsute, adaxially green, raceme ovoid-oblong, 3-4cm, lax, pod 2cm, coriaceous |
Size | 14-18cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 , Uzbekistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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