Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis nivea Bunge sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 22(1): 85 (1874) |
Native Range | Altay |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 15-19 pairs, lanceolate, floral scape appressed black setose and adpressed white hirsute, flowers in raceme, pod oblong-ovoid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 | Spiesia nivea (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) |