Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis tiroliensis Sieber ex Fritsch sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 39: 592 (1889) |
Native Range | c. & e. Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | adpressed hirsute, leaves pinnate, leaflets 10-15 pairs, lanceolate or oblong, glabrescent, flowers in spicate raceme, pod oblong |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Astragalus tiroliensis (Sieber ex Fritsch) Steud. Oxytropis campestris var. tiroliensis (Sieber ex Fritsch) Coulot & Rabaute Oxytropis campestris ssp. tiroliensis (Sieber ex Fritsch) Leins & Merxm. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |