Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis tomentosa Gontsch. sect. Eumorpha |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 86 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, white tomentose, leaves 8-15cm, leaflets 6-10 pairs, lanceolate, acute, 10-20mm, raceme lax, 5-7-flowered, bracts linear, white lanate, flowers 10-14mm long, pod erect |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |