Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis oreophila A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 3 (1884) |
Native Range | sw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-4000m |
Description | sericeous-pilose, leaves 1-3cm, leaflets 7-15, 7-8mm long, raceme short, 2-8-flowered, amongst leaves or slightly above, pod ovoid to subspherical, ventricose, rostrum short |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | 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 | Aragallus oreophilus (A.Gray) A.Nelson Astragalus munzii L.C.Wheeler Astragalus oreophilus (A.Gray) Tidestr. Spiesia oreophila (A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |