Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis kansuensis Bunge trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 22(1): 38 (1874) |
Native Range | c. China to Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2200-4500m |
Description | leaves 4-14cm, subglabrous, leaflets 17-31, triangular to ovate, 5-12mm, flowers numerous, 6-8mm, in raceme, calyx campanulate, pod oblong-ovoid, ventricose, papery |
Size | 15-40cm |
Color | yellow, red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus ulbrichii Kuntze Oxytropis leucocephala Ulbr. Oxytropis longipedunculata C.W.Chang Oxytropis thionantha Ulbr. Spiesia kansuensis (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |