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Oxytropis macrosema Bunge sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis macrosema Bunge sect. Orobia
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 101 (1874)
Native Rangesw. Siberia to Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionacaulescent, white pubescent, leaflets 12-20 pairs, elliptic to oblong-ovate, 3-6mm, flowers 3-8 in short capitate raceme, corolla 20-25mm long, pod oblong
Size10-15cm
Colorpurple, rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOxytropis foliolosa Bunge
Spiesia macrosema (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva)
     37 Mongolia
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