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Oxytropis platonychia Bunge sect. Dolichanthos 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis platonychia Bunge sect. Dolichanthos
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 22(1): 44 (1874)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3500-4500m
Descriptionleaves pinnate, petiolate, leaflets 8-18, elliptic, entire, acute, long adpressed hirsute, flowers 3-4 in dense raceme, calyx densely black and white villose, corolla 15mm long
Size3-5cm
Color
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 oreophila Vassilcz.
Spiesia platonychia (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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