| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis merkensis Bunge sect. Ianthina |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-4600m |
| Description | leaves 5-15cm, leaflets 13-25, oblong or lanceolate, 5-20mm, sparsely hirsute, margins subrevolute, acute, flowers in lax raceme, pod broadly ellipsoid, papery, pendent |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| 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
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (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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