Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis rupifraga Bunge sect. Ianthina |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1600-1700m |
Description | leaves 2-5cm, leaflets dense, 15-21, ovate to oblong, 2-5mm, densely white lanate, flowers 5-7, 15-20mm, in raceme, pod oblong or ovoid, appressed white hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 (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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