Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis nana Nutt. trib. Galegeae |
Synonyms | Oxytropis argentata Pursh |
Oxytropis collina (A.Nelson) K.Schum. | |
Oxytropis lunelliana A.Nelson | |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 850-3000m |
Description | silvery appressed hirsute, leaves 2-11cm, pinnate, leaflets 5-20mm, raceme crowded, 5-30-flowered, flowers 18-24mm long, pod 1-2cm long, rostrum ca. 5mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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