Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chesneya mongolica Maxim trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 462 (1882) |
Native Range | Inner Mongolia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 2-3 pairs, obovate, 6-8mm, abaxially densely white hirsute, adaxially densely blue glandular, glabrous, obtuse, flowers solitary, pedicellate, 13mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Chesniella mongolica (Maxim.) Boriss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia) 37 Mongolia |