Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis sewerzowii Bunge sect. Sphaeranthella |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 22(1): 36 (1874) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | subcaulescent, leaflets 9-12 pairs, ovate-oblong, acute, softly adpressed grey lanate, scape adpressed white lanate, flowers 10-16 in spherical head |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxytropis kirgisensis Abdulina Oxytropis tujaksuensis Bajtenov Spiesia sewerzovii (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |