| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis chionobia Bunge sect. Baicalia |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4600m |
| Description | leaves 1-3cm, leaflets of 4-6 in 6-12 whorls, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 1-3mm, flowers 1-3, 22mm, in raceme, calyx white lanate, pod ellipsoid, subventricose, villose |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| 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
Siberia (Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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