Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Oxytropis davisii (S.L.Welsh) Jurtzev sect. Orobia |
Bibliography | Arktichesk. Fl. SSSR 9(2): 97 (1986) |
Native Range | nw. Canada |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Altitude | 500-900m |
Description | basal leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 7-35. lanceolate-elliptic to oblong, abaxially appresed hirsute, adaxially subglabrous, flowers in spicate raceme, corolla 10-18mm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white, pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
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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 campestris var. davisii S.L.Welsh, Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 25 (1963) Oxytropis jordalii ssp. davisii (S.L.Welsh) Elisens & Packer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (NWT Northwest Territories) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. |