Oxytropis maydelliana Trautv.

Maydell's oxytrope (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Oxytropis

Characteristics

A herb. The leaves have 11 or 12 leaflets. They are hairy. The flowers are like pea flowers. They have yellow petals. The fruit is a dark brown pod. It has along bent beak.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on dry rocky hills.
More
Arctic and subarctic shores.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The roots can be eaten raw or cooked. They are also frozen for later use.
Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Oxytropis maydelliana unspecified picture

Distribution

Oxytropis maydelliana world distribution map, present in Canada, Russian Federation, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:511669-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174159
COL ID 4BMBP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oxytropis maydelliana Oxytropis glabrata Oxytropis campestris var. glabrata Oxytropis campestris var. melanocephala Oxytropis maydelliana subsp. maydelliana