Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis luteocaerulea (Baker) Ali trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 28: 306 (1973) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves imparipinnate, petiolate, leaflets 23-29, ovate-elliptic, entire, acute, appressed pubescent, flowers in raceme, calyx black and white pubescent, corolla 15-20mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellowish blue |
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 | Astragalus luteocaeruleus Baker |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |