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Oxytropis macrocarpa Kar. & Kir. sect. Eumorpha 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis macrocarpa Kar. & Kir. sect. Eumorpha
BibliographyBull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 326 (1842)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionacaulescent, sericeous-pubescent, leaves 10-20cm, leaflets 18-25 pairs, lanceolate, acute, 10-15mm, raceme lax, many flowered, oblong, in fruit elongate, flowers 14-16mm long
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite, yellow
Bloomspring, early summer
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 robusta Popov
Spiesia macrocarpa (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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