| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis tragacanthoides Fisch. ex DC. sect. Hystrix |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis paratragacanthoides Vassilcz. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-4100m |
| Description | spinose, leaves 1-6cm, leaflets 4pairs, oblong, mucronate, appressed silvery hirsute, flowers 3-4 in umbel, corolla 20-25mm, pod ventricose, broadly ovate, softly hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | violet, blue, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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