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Oxytropis borealis DC. trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis borealis DC. trib. Galegeae
BibliographyProdr. 2: 275 (1825)
Native RangeRussian Far East to Alaska
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude800-1800m
Descriptionleaflets 31-57, oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, sparsely lanate, scapes hirsute, spike 3-8cm, calyx lanate, lobes subulate, flowers ca. 12mm, pod ovoid, pubescent
Size10-25cm
Colorviolet, white
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. verrucosa Ledeb.
Oxytropis uralensis var. subsucculenta Hook.
Oxytropis viscida var. subsucculenta (Hook.) Barneby
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan)
7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska)
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