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Oxytropis sulphurea (Fisch. ex DC.) Ledeb. sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis sulphurea (Fisch. ex DC.) Ledeb. sect. Orobia
BibliographyFl. Altaic. 3: 285 (1831)
Native RangeAltay to Central Asia and Mongolia, e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves pinnate, grey-green, leaflets lanceolate, 5-18mm, floral scapes thick, long adpressed hirsute, flowers in capitate raceme, corolla 18.23mm, pod subterete, acuminate
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOxytropis campestris var. sulphurea Fisch. ex DC., Prodr. 2: 278 (1825)
Oxytropis sulfurea Bunge
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     37 Mongolia
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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