Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis leucotricha Turcz. sect. Xerobia |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 745 (1842) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, green, leaves 2-7cm, leaflets 4-7 pairs, oblong, 5-15mm, flowers in capitate raceme, corolla 22-25mm long, pod ovoid, long white hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Spiesia leucotricha (Turcz.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |