| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis hystrix Schrenk sect. Hystrix |
| Bibliography | Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 254 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4300m |
| Description | spinose, leaves 2-4cm, petiolate, leaflets 19-31, opposite, linear to oblong, 7-8mm, white hirsute, acuminate, racemes 1-2-flowered, calyx tubular, pod sessile, ovoid |
| Size | 10-16cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Spiesia hystrix (Schrenk) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |