Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Thermopsis inflata Cambess. trib. Thermopsideae |
Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4(Bot.): 35 (1841) |
Native Range | w. China to Pakistan and Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 4000-5300m |
Description | stem hirsute, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets 10-25mm, obovate to oval, hirsute, flowers ca. 2cm long in terminal raceme, pod broadly oblong, ventricose, to 5cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |