Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis owerinii Bunge sect. Orobia |
Synonyms | Oxytropis meyeri Bunge |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-2200m |
Description | silky pubescent, leaflets 12-18 pairs, ovate-lanceolate, acute, flowers in capitate-ovoid raceme, pod pubescent, subventricose, ovoid, erect, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
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
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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