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Oxytropis cinerascens Bunge trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis cinerascens Bunge trib. Galegeae
BibliographyMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, sér. 7, 22(1): 26 (1874)
Native RangeTibet to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3600-4800m
Descriptionleaves 2-6cm, leaflets 11-21, oblong, 3-5mm, abaxially appressed hirsute, acute, flowers 3-5, ca. 9mm, in raceme, calyx subcampanulate, hirsute, lobes lanceolate-subulate
Size7-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOxytropis glacialis Strachey & Winterb. ex Bunge
Spiesia cinerascens (Bunge) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya)
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