Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis macrocarpa Kar. & Kir. sect. Eumorpha |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 326 (1842) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, sericeous-pubescent, leaves 10-20cm, leaflets 18-25 pairs, lanceolate, acute, 10-15mm, raceme lax, many flowered, oblong, in fruit elongate, flowers 14-16mm long |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | spring, early 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 robusta Popov Spiesia macrocarpa (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |