| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis mertensiana Turcz. sect. Caeciabia |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | acaulescent, leaflets 1-5 pairs, lanceolate, 1-2cm long, adaxially green, glabrous, ciliate, flowers 2-4 in raceme, corolla 12-15mm long, pod oblong, black hirsute, unilocular |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | reddish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Magadan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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