Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis polyphylla Ledeb. sect. Hystrix |
Bibliography | Fl. Altaic. 3: 277 (1831) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaflets 6-9 pairs, oblong-ovate, 8-12mm, mucronate, densely appressed white hirsute, flowers in dense raceme, 20-22mm long, pod ventricose, white pubescent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 ampullata Less. ex Bunge Spiesia polyphylla (Ledeb.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) |