| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis recognita Bunge sect. Orobia |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 79 (1874) |
| Native Range | Altay to Xinjiang and Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, silvery hirsute, leaves 3-12cm, leaflets 9-17-pairs, oblong to lanceolate, 5-8mm, appresed hirsute, raceme short, lax, bracts lanceolate, pod ovate, acuminate |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis argentata Ledeb. Spiesia recognita (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |