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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesVicia hypoleuca Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 92 (1856)
Native RangeIran to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems ascendent, leaflets 8-12, oblong-elliptic, 1-2cm, densely grey pubescent, flowers in long pedunculate racemes, corolla 15-20mm long, calyx purple
Size5-35cm
Colorblue-purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring
SynonymsCracca hypoleuca (Boiss.) Alef.
Vicia alpestris var. hypoleuca (Boiss.) Boiss.
Vicia alpestris ssp. hypoleuca (Boiss.) P.H.Davis
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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