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Oxytropis cana Bunge sect. Mesogaea 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis cana Bunge sect. Mesogaea
BibliographyBull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 39(II): 3 (1866)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves 2-3cm long, leaflets 4-6 pairs, oval, acute, appresed white hirsute, scape finely hirsute, raceme compact, short, spherical, 5-8-flowered, pod 8-10mm, ovoid, hirsute
Size8-15cm
Colorviolet
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSpiesia cana (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
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