Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis trichosphaera Freyn trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 193 (1906) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | subacaulescent, leaves 3-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, approximate, lanceolate, 5-9mm, densely hirsute, raceme compact, spherical, many flowered, pod ovate |
Size | 8-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Astragalus trichosphaerus (Freyn) Freyn Spiesia trichosphaera (Freyn) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |