| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis chionobia Bunge sect. Baicalia |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 22(1): 148 (1874) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Central Asia and Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4600m |
| Description | leaves 1-3cm, leaflets of 4-6 in 6-12 whorls, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, 1-3mm, flowers 1-3, 22mm, in raceme, calyx white lanate, pod ellipsoid, subventricose, villose |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Spiesia chionobia (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |