| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis japonica Maxim. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 31: 27 (1886) |
| Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, petiolate, 3-8cm, stipules 5mm, ovate, obtuse, leaflets 9-15, broadly lanceolate, 5-10mm, subacute, appresed pubescent, scape 1-5cm, flowers 1-2, 17-20mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis japonica f. albiflora Makino Oxytropis nigrescens f. albiflora (Makino) T.Shimizu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |