| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis microphylla (Pall.) DC. sect. Polyadena |
| Synonyms | Phaca microphylla Pall. |
| Oxytropis grenardii Franch. | |
| Oxytropis tibetica Bunge | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-5200m |
| Description | acaulescent, white lanate, leaves 4-6cm long, leaflets verticillate, lanceolate-ovate to narrowly elliptic, 2-3mm, racemes 3-6-flowered, calyx cylindrical, pod sessile, erect |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale blue, yellow, white |
| 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 (Buryatiya , Irkutsk ) China (Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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