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Oxytropis platysema Schrenk sect. Protoxytropis 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis platysema Schrenk sect. Protoxytropis
BibliographyBull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg 10: 254 (1842)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2300-5200m
Descriptionleaves 2-6cm, leaflets 13-19, ovate-lanceolate or ovate, 3-10mm, glabrous, sometimes ciliate, flowers 3-5, ca. 11mm, in raceme, pod oblong, appressed black hirsute
Size4-8cm
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
SynonymsSpiesia platysema (Schrenk) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
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