Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis cuspidata Bunge sect. Eumorpha |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 22(1): 70 (1874) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 10-12 pairs, ovate, 7-9mm, acute, appresed hirsute, green, raceme ovoid-globose, short, bracts subulate, flowers 15-20mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | violet |
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 | Spiesia cuspidata (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |