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Oxytropis echidna Vved. sect. Hystrix 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis echidna Vved. sect. Hystrix
BibliographyTrudy Turkestansk. Nauchn. Obshch. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 2: 29 (1925)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionleaves 4-7cm, petioles persistent, spinose, leaflets 9-15-pairs, oval, 3-8mm, appresed white hirsute, raceme 7-10-flowered, lax, bracts narrowly linear, flowers ca. 12mm
Size8-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
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