| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis albana Steven sect. Ianthina |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis argaea Boiss. |
| Oxytropis caucasica Regel | |
| Oxytropis cyanea M.Bieb. | |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2500-3500m |
| Description | acaulescent, appresed hirsute, leaflets 9-12 pairs, elliptic, scapes procumbent, flowers few in head, bracts linear, calyx campanulate, pod oblong-clavate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purplish red, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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