Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis shanxiensis X.Y.Zhu trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Nordic. J. Bot. 23: 1279 (2005) |
Native Range | nc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-13cm, leaflets verticillate or opposite, narrowly ovate to ovate, acuminate, flowers 5-8mm in raceme, calyx campanulate, white hirsute, lobes subulate |
Size | 7-15cm |
Color | purple |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |