| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis tianschanica Bunge sect. Ortholoma |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis alajica Drobow |
| Oxytropis pulvinata Saposhn. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | greyish white, leaves 1-3cm, leaflets 9-15, dense, lanceolate to broadly elliptic, 2-5mm, densely hirsute, ciliate, flowers 5-10, 8-12mm, in raceme, pod broadly oblong |
| Size | 4-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| 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 (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (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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