Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis owerinii Bunge sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 105 (1875) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1900-2200m |
Description | silky pubescent, leaflets 12-18 pairs, ovate-lanceolate, acute, flowers in capitate-ovoid raceme, pod pubescent, subventricose, ovoid, erect, acute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring |
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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 meyeri Bunge ex Boiss. Spiesia meyeri (Bunge ex Boiss.) Kuntze Spiesia owerinii (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |