Oxytropis globiflora Bunge

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Oxytropis

Characteristics

Herbs, 6-15 cm tall, acaulescent, from a multiheaded cau­dex, matlike or cushionlike, sericeous. Stipules linear-subulate, sericeous, adnate to petiole, distinct. Leaves 5-12 cm, 11-21-foliolate; petiole and rachis with appressed trichomes; leaflet blades lanceolate, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, 5-17 × 1.5-4 mm, both surfaces appressed sericeous, apex acute. Racemes globose, dense, many flowered; peduncle longer than leaves, with appressed trichomes; bracts linear, as long as calyx tube, membranous, with dense white long trichomes and stout trichomes, apex acute. Calyx campanulate, ca. 5 mm, with appressed black and white trichomes; lobes linear-subulate, shorter than tube. Corolla bluish purple; standard 8-9 mm, lamina broadly ovate, apex rounded; wings slightly shorter than standard; keel as long as wings, beak ca. 2.5 mm. Legume stipi­tate; stipe 1.5-2 mm; body cylindric-ovoid to narrowly ovoid, 10-12 × 2.5-3 mm, pendulous, membranous, with appressed dense short trichomes, apex beaked. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.14
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses forage
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Images

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Distribution

Oxytropis globiflora world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:511490-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198992
COL ID 4BM5S
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Synonyms

Oxytropis lacostei Oxytropis globifera Oxytropis globiflora Oxytropis pagobia Spiesia pagobia Spiesia globiflora