| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis microsphaera Bunge sect. Sphaeranthella |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 64 (1874) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Spiesia microsphaera (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |