Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis leptophylla (Pall.) DC. sect. Xerobia |
Synonyms | Oxytropis zhangbeiensis G.Z.Qian & L.F.Liu |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 800-1900m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-12cm, leaflets 4-6 pairs, linear, revolute, 1-3cm, subglabrous, flowers 2-5 in raceme, corolla 22-25mm long, pod broadly ovoid, ventricose |
Size | 6-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Chita , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central ) Mongolia |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
leptophylla turbinata H.C.Fu, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20(3): 315 (1982)
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