Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum truncatum Eastw. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 33: 205 (1902) |
Native Range | ne. Siberia to n. Russian Far East, Alaska |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | stems sparsely white hirsute, leaflets 4-5 pairs, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 10-15mm, distinctly veined, pubescent, raceme compact, 12-20-flowered, flowers 16-18mm long |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum hedysaroides ssp. tschuktschorum Jurtzev |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |