Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Onobrychis biebersteinii Širj. |
Bibliography | Spisy Přír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 56: 144 (1925) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 700-3000m |
Description | basal leaves long petiolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, broadly elliptic, obtuse, 13-15mm, sparsely appresed hirsute, raceme compact, 3-6cm, calyx lobes subulate, corolla 12-14mm |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum confertum M.Bieb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |