| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis cretacea Basil. sect. Mesogaea |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 13: 544 (1948) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 8-10mm, leaflets 7-9 pairs, adaxially glabrous, abaxially appresed hirsute, oblong-oval, 7-13mm, raceme dense, ovoid, many flowered, calyx campanulate, corolla 9mm |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |