| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis megalantha H.Boissieu trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely white or grey hirsute, lower leaves 5-8cm, leaflets 8-11 pairs, thick, narrowly ovate-oblong, 2-3cm, acute, margins involute, flowers 3-7, 2cm long, calyx sericeous |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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