| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis taochensis Kom. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 232 (1914) |
| Native Range | c. & n. China |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-3400m |
| Description | stems thin, leaflets 7-9 pairs, ovate or lanceolate, sessile, obtuse or acute, flowers 3-8 in lax raceme, calyx campanulate, hirsute, lobes linear |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bluish purple, 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |