| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis melanocalyx Bunge trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-5100m |
| Description | leaves 5-15cm, leaflets 9-25, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 5-11mm, sparsely yellow hirsute, acute, flowers 3-10, 12mm, in raceme, pod broadly oblong, ventricose, pendent, hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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