Oxytropis hystrix Schrenk

Family: Fabaceae

Description: Shrublets, 10-16 cm tall, from a thickened multiheaded caudex, forming a hemispherical cushion. Branches thick and tough

Habitat: S-facing gravelly slopes in valleys; 2000-4300 m.

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Form of cushion C Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion
Compactness 0 Hollow, with canopy gaps
Variability 0 No variability
Root system NA NA
Woodiness 2 Woody dwarf shrub
Thorniness 0 No
Succulence 0 No
Flowers NA NA

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