| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis crassiuscula Boriss. sect. Sphaeranthella |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis cobresietorum Vassilcz. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3200-4000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, leaflets 3-9 pairs, sessile, elliptic to ovate, entire, acute, densely white or yellow pilose, flowers 7-10mm in dense head, pod villose |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | 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 (Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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