Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chesneya ternata (Korsh.) Popov trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 15(Suppl.): 10 (1927) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-1800m |
Description | silvery appresed pubescent, stipules lanceolate, 4-5mm, leaflets broadly ovate, cuneate, emarginate or truncate, flowers solitary, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, corolla 3cm |
Size | 5-7cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Kostyczewa ternata Korsh. Kostyczewa trifoliata Korsh. ex Freyn |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |