Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis leptophysa Bunge sect. Physocarpon |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 22(1): 61 (1874) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, white tomentose, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 10-15 pairs, elliptic, 7-12mm, acute or obtuse, raceme short, lax, many flowered, bracts acute, 4-6mm, pod ovoid, hirsute |
Size | 6-13cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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 leptophysa (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |