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Oxytropis poncinsii Franch. sect. Xerobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis poncinsii Franch. sect. Xerobia
BibliographyBull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 2: 343 (1896)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan and w. & n. China
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2400-4500m
Descriptionleaves 2-5cm, leaflets 7-11, oblong, 3-7mm, densely white hirsute, flowers 2-3, ca. 25mm, in raceme, calyx lanate, pod ovoid, ventricose, shortly lanate
Size2-5cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus introflexa (Freyn) Freyn
Oxytropis introflexa Freyn
Oxytropis poncinsii f. albiflora M.M.Gao & P.Yan
Spiesia introflexa (Freyn) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHN China North-Central, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
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