Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis densa Benth. ex Bunge trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 24 (1874) |
Native Range | w. & n. China to Pakistan |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-5300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, imparipinnate, leaflets 11-15, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, densely pilose, flowers in pedunculate raceme, calyx pubescent, corolla 8-10mm |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | purple, bluish purple |
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 |
Synonyms | Oxytropis densa var. magnifloris Y.H.Wu Oxytropis stipulosa Kom. Spiesia densa (Benth. ex Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |