| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis melanotricha Bunge sect. Ianthina |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg. Sér. 7, 22(1): 26 (1874) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves shortly petiolate, 2-3cm, leaflets 6-8 pairs, oval, acute, 2-4mm, densely white and black hirsute, raceme capitate-umbellate, 3-5-flowered, pod oblong, pendent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis humifusa var. grandiflora Bunge Spiesia melanotricha (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) |