| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis saposhnikovii Krylov sect. Ianthina |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 6-7 pairs, lanceolate-ovate, 3-5mm, standing upwards, flowers in dense, spicate raceme, corolla 8-15mm long, pod broadly elliptic, erect |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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