Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis alpestris Schischk. sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1932(7-8): 4 (1932) |
Native Range | Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | acaulescent, green, leaflets 11-12 pairs, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 10-12mm, appressed hirsute, raceme short, ovate, flowers 16-18mm long, pod ovoid, black hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk) 37 Mongolia |