| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis carpatica R.Uechtr. sect. Protoxytropis |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 14: 218 (1864) |
| Native Range | Carpathians |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-1800m |
| Description | acaulescent, more or less glabrous, leaflets 13 pairs, flowers to 16mm in spherical cluster, pod lanceolate-ovoid, sparsely hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| 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 | Astragalus carpaticus (R.Uechtr.) Rouy Oxytropis montana var. carpatica (R.Uechtr.) Hausskn. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |