| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis caespitosula Gontsch. sect. Sphaeranthella |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves 5-7cm, thinly petiolate, leaflets 5-8 pairs, oblong or linear, appresed white hirsute, 3-5mm, raceme dense, many flowered, globose, bracts subulate, flowers 11-13mm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Uzbekistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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