Oxytropis sericea was the previous entry in this blog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dana Carvey on Darwin (NOT Dar-lose!) - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Nevertheless, centers of origin of certain genera, such as Stipa, Astragalus and Oxytropis, occur.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh steppe] Reference

Among them are: species of grass Koeleria altaicus, Festuca Krylovus, Carex altaicusand the legume Oxytropis altaicus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Golden Mountains of Altai, Russian Federation] Reference

Where hills extend above 5,000 m, Kobresia pygmaea and cushion plants like Arenaria, Androsace, and Oxytropis dominate stable slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yarlung Zambo arid steppe] Reference

Lower-elevation areas may have dwarf shrubs like Ajania and Potentilla fruticosa as well as herbaceous legumes like Astragalus, Oxytropis, and Thermopsis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe] Reference

High-elevation pastures that are heavily grazed during summer have fewer grasses and a higher proportion of unpalatable plant species, such as Morina chinensis, Oxytropis spp., and Stellera chamae-jasme.    From Wordnik.com.  [Qilian Mountains subalpine meadows] Reference

The semi-desert (desert steppe) which covers most of the Great Lakes Basin has three major plant communities: the Oxytropis aciphylla - Caragana leucophloea, the Artemisia rutifolia - Caragana leucophloea, and the Amygdalus pedunculata - Caragana lecucophloea community.    From Wordnik.com.  [Great Lakes Basin desert steppe] Reference

Oxytropis vassilczenkoi subsp. substepposa Jurtzev, Western Beringian endemic legume.    From Wordnik.com.  [ACM TechNews] Reference

Did I call this Oxytropis?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oxytropis sericea - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Forbs here include Oxytropis spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Qilian Mountains subalpine meadows] Reference

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Oxytropis sericea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oxytropis sericea - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Oxytropis sericea - The Panda's Thumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oxytropis sericea - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

The park supports a rich korstic flora with many rare and endemic species including Verbascum durmitoreum (R), Gentiana levicalix, Edraianthus glisicii, E. sutjeskae, Valeriana braunii-blanquetii, Daphne malyiana (V), Carum velenovskyi, Saxifraga prenja, Trifolium durmitoreum, Oxytropis jacquinii, Silene graminea and Viola zoysii.    From Wordnik.com.  [Durmitor National Park, Montenegro] Reference

Other endemics of eastern Siberia are: Megadenia bardunovii, Oxytropis calva, O. leucantha, Viola alexandroviana, Senecio lenensis, Salix saposhnikovii, Juncus longirostris, Gastrolychnis angustifolia ssp. tenella, Caltha serotina, Papaver variegatum, Draba sambykii, Thymus evenkiensis, Potentilla jacutica, Artemisia czekanowskiana.    From Wordnik.com.  [East Siberian taiga] Reference

There are 21 endemic species in steppe associations including Agropyron karawaewii, Helictotrichon krylovii, Astragalus vallicola, Oxytropis incana, O. scheludjakoviae, O. adamsiana ssp. janensis, Papaver nudicaule ssp. gracile, Vicia macrantha, Saxifraga multiflora, Thymus indigirkensis, Potentilla tollii, P. asperrima, Poa filiculmis, Artemisia lagopus ssp. jarovoi and some others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northeast Siberian taiga] Reference