Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis purpurea (Bald.) Markgr. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 45: 130, 192 (1927) |
Native Range | Albania to n. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | akin to O. floribunda, but flowers to 15mm long, in compact capitate raceme |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | 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, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxytropis olympica Turrill Oxytropis pilosa var. purpurea Bald. Oxytropis thessala Turrill |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) |