Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis kobukensis S.L.Welsh trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Iowa State J. Sci. 41: 286 (1967) |
Native Range | Alaska |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, stipules persistent, purple, pilose, leaves pinnate, leaflets 10-20pairs, elliptic, flowers 3-8 in lax raceme, corolla 16-18mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple, blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |