| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis leptophylla (Pall.) DC. sect. Xerobia |
| Bibliography | Astragalogia: 77 (1802) |
| Native Range | Siberia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 800-1900m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 5-12cm, leaflets 4-6 pairs, linear, revolute, 1-3cm, subglabrous, flowers 2-5 in raceme, corolla 22-25mm long, pod broadly ovoid, ventricose |
| Size | 6-8cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astragalus leptophyllus Pall. Oxytropis zhangbeiensis G.Z.Qian & L.F.Liu Spiesia leptophylla (Pall.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (CTA Chita, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central) 37 Mongolia |