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Oxytropis terrae-novae Fernald sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis terrae-novae Fernald sect. Orobia
BibliographyRhodora 30: 147 (1928)
Native RangeSubarctic America to e. Canada
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatrocks
Descriptioncaespitose, acaulescent, subglabrous, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, scapes longer than leaves, flowers numerous in ovate head, pod erect, ovoid, acuminate
Size5-12cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOxytropis campestris var. minor (Hook.) S.L.Welsh
Oxytropis campestris var. terrae-novae (Fernald) Barneby
Oxytropis uralensis var. minor Hook.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (NUN Nunavut)
     72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, QUE Québec)
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