Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Thermopsis barbata Benth. trib. Thermopsideae |
Bibliography | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [J.F.Royle]: 196 (1835) |
Native Range | w. & sc. China to Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-5000m |
Description | densely white or brown lanate, basal leaves 4-7, verticillate, vaginate-connate, leaflets oblong, the lateral unequal, acute, flowers in lax raceme, bracts ovate |
Size | 8-30cm |
Color | dark purple |
Bloom | summer |
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, 16-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Anagrys barbata Graham ex Wall. Thermopsis atrata Czefr. Thermopsis barbata f. chrysantha P.C.Li |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, IND India, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |