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Oxytropis spinifer Vassilcz. sect. Hystrix 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis spinifer Vassilcz. sect. Hystrix
BibliographyBot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 249 (1960)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionspinose, leaves 4-10cm, petiolate, leaflets 8-10 pairs, oblong, 5-12mm, white hirsute, raceme 2-flowered, bracts linear-lanceolate, pod spherical, 2-3cm, finely hirsute
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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)
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