Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Thermopsis przewalskii Czefr. trib. Thermopsideae |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 210 (1954) |
Native Range | Tibet to Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-4600m |
Description | leaflets linear-obovate, 2-4cm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appressed pubescent, raceme lax, 5-11cm, flowers of 3-6 in whorls, corolla 22-27mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Thermopsis kuenlunica Czefr. Thermopsis ladyginii Czefr. Thermopsis tibetica Czefr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 37 Mongolia |