Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis hirta Bunge trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 17 (1833) |
Native Range | n. & e. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-4100m |
Description | acaulescent, pale green, leaves 10-30cm, leaflets 5-7 pairs, oblong-ovate to oblong, 15-55mm, subglabrous, ciliate, raceme long, spicate, dense, many flowered |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | pale violet, yellowish |
Bloom | spring |
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 hirta var. flavida G.Z.Qian Oxytropis hirta var. wutuensis C.W.Chang Spiesia hirta (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) |