Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis ammophila Turcz. sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 66 (1840) |
Native Range | c. Siberia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | acaulescent, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oblong-ovate, 8-15mm, appressed silvery pilose, raceme many flowered, dense, ovoid, flowers 18-22mm long, pod broadly ovoid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Spiesia ammophila (Turcz.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) |