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Oxytropis alpicola Turcz. sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis alpicola Turcz. sect. Orobia
BibliographyBull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 743 (1842)
Native Ranges. Siberia to Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves 4-7cm, leaflets 8-12-pairs, oblong or lanceolate, acute, appresed hirsute, glabrescent, 5-12mm, raceme umbellate, few flowered, corolla 20-25mm
Size5-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
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 alpicola (Turcz.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk)
     37 Mongolia
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