Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis tachtensis Franch. sect. Eumorpha |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 15: 263 (1883) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | acaulescent, grey-green, leaves 10-15cm, leaflets 20-30 pairs, asymmetric lanceolate, acute, 7-15mm, densely pubescent, raceme lax, bracts subulate, flowers 21-33mm |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | dark rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |