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Oxytropis dichroantha Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Ortholoma 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis dichroantha Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. sect. Ortholoma
BibliographyEnum. Pl. Nov. 1: 78 (1841)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Xinjiang
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-3000m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves 3-6cm, leaflets 17-25, oblong-oval, 6mm, velutinous-hirsute, flowers numerous, 6-14mm, in dense capitate raceme, pod ellipsoid, ventricose, white villose
Size4-10cm
Colorpinkish violet
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
SynonymsOxytropis algida Bunge
Spiesia algida (Bunge) Kuntze
Spiesia dichroantha (Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Kuntze
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
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