Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis pumila Fisch. ex DC. sect. Baicalia |
Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 279 (1825) |
Native Range | sw. Siberia to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 3-6cm, leaflets of 4 in 4-5 whorls, lanceolate, revolute, 10-15mm, raceme capitate, corolla 12-15mm, pod broadly ovoid, ventricose, long hirsute |
Size | 3-6cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxytropis inaria Ledeb. Spiesia pumila (Fisch. ex DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |