| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis japonica Maxim. trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
japonica typica ined,
japonica sericea Koidz., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 32: 63 (1918)
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