Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis cachemiriana Cambess. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4: 38 (1841) |
Native Range | n. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2400-4500m |
Description | densely white hirsute, leaves 3-11cm, pinnate, leaflets elliptic, flowers several, ca. 12mm long, in spherical head, scape ascendent, pod pilose, hairs black and yellow |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pinkish purple |
Bloom | 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 | Oxytropis kashemiriana Bunge |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |