Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis glutinosa A.E.Porsild trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 121: 240 (1951) |
Native Range | Alaska to Yukon |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | caespitose, acaulescent, leaves 12-25-jugate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, sparsely pilose, flowers in compact raceme, corolla ca. 1cm, pod ovoid, hirsute |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Oxytropis borealis var. sulphurea (A.E.Porsild) S.L.Welsh Oxytropis sheldonensis A.E.Porsild Oxytropis viscidula ssp. sulphurea A.E.Porsild |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) |