Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum splendens Fisch. ex DC. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 340 (1825) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-800m |
Description | leaves 6-16cm, leaflets 7-9, broadly ovate, 15-20mm, on both faces densely silvery pubescent, raceme lax, many flowered, calyx pubescent, sepals lanceolate-subulate |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum kamelinii N.Ulziykh. Hedysarum qinggilense Chang Y.Yang & N.Li Hedysarum splendens var. unijugum Regel & Herder |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |