Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis trichophora Franch. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 4: 303 (1809) |
Native Range | n. & e. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 800-2000m |
Description | leaves 2-6cm, leaflets of 3-4 in 7-12 whorls, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, 2-8mm, flowers 2cm in capitate raceme, calyx tubular, white hirsute, pod oblong, coriaceous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | bluish white |
Bloom | spring |
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 |
Synonyms | Oxytropis shensiana Ulbr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) |