| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis melanotricha Bunge sect. Ianthina |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, 2-3cm, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oval, acute, 2-4mm, densely white and black hirsute, raceme capitate-umbellate, 3-5-flowered, pod oblong, pendent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright 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
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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