| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis microsphaera Bunge sect. Sphaeranthella |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | acaulescent, grey-green, leaves 2-5cm, leaflets 7-12 pairs, approximate, oblong-ovate, 5-8mm, densely pilose, raceme dense, globose, many flowered, pod white adpressed hirsute |
| 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 (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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