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Oxytropis frigida Kar. & Kir. sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis frigida Kar. & Kir. sect. Orobia
BibliographyBull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 402 (1841)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionacaulescent, grey-green, leaves 5-15cm, petiolate, leaflets 8-15 pairs, oval, 8-10mm, sericeous, raceme short, many flowered, pod oblong-ovate, acuminate, ca. 25mm long
Size5-15cm
Colorpurplish violet
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
SynonymsSpiesia frigida (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
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