Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis macrosema Bunge sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 101 (1874) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, white pubescent, leaflets 12-20 pairs, elliptic to oblong-ovate, 3-6mm, flowers 3-8 in short capitate raceme, corolla 20-25mm long, pod oblong |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple, rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxytropis foliolosa Bunge Spiesia macrosema (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |