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Oxytropis pilosa (L.) DC. sect. Chrysantha 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis pilosa (L.) DC. sect. Chrysantha
BibliographyAstragalogia: 91 (1802)
Native RangeEurope to Siberia and nw. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Altitude400-4300m
Descriptionadpressed hirsute, stipules oblong, leaflets 9-10pairs, elliptic-linear, obtuse, pedicels axillary, spikes ovate, bracts lanceolate, calyx campanulate, lobes acute
Size20-40cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAstragalus ochroleucus Gilib.
Astragalus pilosus L.
Oxytropis diffusa Ledeb.
Oxytropis pilosa var. pygmaea Beck
Oxytropis pygmaea (Beck) Tausch ex Hayek
Phaca pilosa (L.) Clairv.
Spiesia pilosa (L.) Kuntze
Territory1 Europe
     10 Northern Europe (SWE Sweden)
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
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