| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis meinshausenii Schrenk sect. Chrysantha |
| Bibliography | Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 254 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to c. China and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1600-3600m |
| Description | leaflets 17-31 pairs, oblong, obtuse, thinly white hirsute, flowers 12-20 in dense head, calyx tubular, black hirsute, sepals linear, corolla ca. 25mm long |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Spiesia meinshausenii (Schrenk) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |