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Oxytropis songorica (Pall.) DC. sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis songorica (Pall.) DC. sect. Orobia
BibliographyAstragalogia: 73 (1802)
Native Rangese. European Russia to Xinjiang and Mongolia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-2800m
Descriptionacaulescent, grey pubescent, leaves 10-20cm, leaflets 14-20 pairs, oblong to lanceolate, mucronate, 1-2cm, raceme elongate, 5-10cm, many flowered, flowers 17-20mm long
Size15-40cm
Colorpurple
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
SynonymsAragallus songoricus (Pall.) Greene
Astragalus caudatus Pall.
Astragalus songoricus Pall.
Spiesia songorica (DC.) Kuntze
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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