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Oxytropis eriocarpa Bunge sect. Xerobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis eriocarpa Bunge sect. Xerobia
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 122 (1874)
Native Rangesw. Siberia to Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionleaves pinnate, leaflets oblong-obovate, inflorescence racemose, flowers 2-4, 20-25mm, calyx 12-15mm, pod white lanate, broadly ovoid, hard-coriaceous, nutlike
Size1-3cm
Colorpurple, bluish purple
Bloomspring
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 eriocarpa (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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