| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis imbricata Kom. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 232 (1914) |
| Native Range | n. China to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-3500m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, leaflets 10-15 pairs, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute, adpressed hirsute, flowers 10-30 in elongate raceme, calyx campanulate, lobes linear |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 | Astragalus loczyi var. scaposa Kanitz Oxytropis imbricata f. albiflorus Y.H.Wu Oxytropis kanitzii N.D.Simpson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) |