| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis chionophylla Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Orobia |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | subacaulescent, white sericeous hirsute, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 9-12 pairs, oblong-oval, 8-12mm, raceme umbellate, short, 3-5-flowered, flowers ca. 2cm, pod adpressed hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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