| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis oligantha Bunge sect. Baicalia |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis politovii Sumnev. |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves 3-7cm, densely grey-white sericeous, leaflets elliptic or oblong, 3-9mm, obtuse, of 3-4 in 6-14whorls, flowers in umbel or short raceme, pod long acuminate, 2cm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | 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
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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