Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis chesneyoides Gontsch. sect. Ortholoma |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 10: 86 (1947) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 7-9cm, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oval-orbiculate, 5-8mm, scattered white hirsute, adaxially green, raceme ovoid-oblong, 3-4cm, lax, pod 2cm, coriaceous |
Size | 14-18cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |