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Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis campestris (L.) DC. sect. Orobia
BibliographyAstragalogia: 74 (1802)
Native RangeEuropean Mountains
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptiongreen, acaulescent, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 8-12-pairs, oblong-ovate or lanceolate, appresed hirsute, glabrescent, raceme globose, many flowered, pod oblong-ovate
Size5-15cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAragallus campestris (L.) Greene
Aragallus campestris var. caerulescens (W.D.J.Koch) A.Heller
Astragalus campestris L.
Astragalus campestris var. sordidus P.Fourn.
Astragalus nuriae (Sennen) Sennen
Oxytropis adproximata Less.
Oxytropis campestris ssp. azurea Carrillo & Ninot
Oxytropis campestris var. caerulea W.D.J.Koch
Oxytropis halleri var. ochroleuca Costa
Oxytropis lancifolia Vis. ex Bunge
Oxytropis nuriae Sennen
Phaca campestris (L.) Wahlenb.
Spieisa campestris (L.) Kuntze
Tragacantha campestris (L.) Kunzte
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLT Baltic States, UKR Ukraine)
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