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Oxytropis assiensis Vassilcz. sect. Xerobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis assiensis Vassilcz. sect. Xerobia
BibliographyBot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 246 (1960)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2200-5300m
Descriptionleaves 2-5cm, leaflets 9-15, ovate to lanceolate, 5-8mm, appressed hirsute, flowers 3-7, ca. 26mm long, in raceme, calyx purple, pod ovoid, white lanate
Size3-8cm
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
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