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Oxytropis australis (S.L.Welsh) P.M.Sl. trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis australis (S.L.Welsh) P.M.Sl. trib. Galegeae
Bibliographyh.l., comb. nov.
Native RangeNevada to Utah
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks
Altitude2100-3400m
Descriptioncaespitose, acaulescent, leaves 5-15cm, leaflets 15-33, 15-20mm, oblong or elliptic, subglabrous, scapes adpressed hirsute, flowers 2-11 in raceme, corolla to 2cm
Size5-20cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomlate spring, summer
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
SynonymsOxytropis borealis var. australis S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 50: 359 (1991)
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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