Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis stenophylla Bunge sect. Xerobia |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 587 (1835) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, white hirsute, leaflets 3-5 pairs, linear, revolute, adaxially glabrescent, raceme 2-5-flowered, flowers 18-23mm long, pod ovoid, densely white lanate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxytropis pumila Ledeb. Spiesia stenophylla (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 37 Mongolia |