Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Trigonella cachemiriana Cambess. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Voy. Inde [V.Jacquemont] 4(Bot.): 36 (1841) |
Native Range | Afghanistan to w. China and w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | sparsely pubescent, stems erect, leaves ternate, leaflets cuneate-obovate, on apex denticulate, racemes 5-7-flowered, lax, pod glabrous, flattened, elliptic, obtuse |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; basal cuttings in late spring and summer |
Synonyms | Melilotoides cachemiriana (Cambess.) Y.H.Wu Melissitus grossheimii (Vassilcz.) Latsch. Melissitus medicaginoideus (Širj.) Latsch. Telis cachemiriana (Cambess.) Kuntze Trigonella emodi ssp. medicaginoidea (Širj.) H.Ohashi Trigonella emodi var. medicaginoidea Širj. Trigonella grossheimii Vassilcz. Trigonella medicaginoidea (Širj.) Vassilcz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |