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Oxytropis hirsutiuscula Freyn sect. Mesogaea 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis hirsutiuscula Freyn sect. Mesogaea
BibliographyBull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2. 5: 1021 (1905)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Iran and Qinghai
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-4300m
Descriptionleaves 5-8cm, leaflets 15-21, ovate-oblong to oblong, 3-10mm, appressed white hirsute, flowers numerous, 6-9mm, in raceme, pod broadly oblong, pendent, black appressed hirsute
Size3-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOxytropis caraganetorum Vassilcz.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran)
     36 China (CHQ Qinghai, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan)
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