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Oxytropis pilosa (L.) DC.

Flora Europaea the Linnean original specimen perennial, H, 2n=16, diploid xeric steppe and forest-steppe species continental Eurasian Festucetalia valesiacae R34 habitats     This species poses a lot of problems to beginners due to its Astragalus aspect. It is one of the most common and most typical species of the xeric steppe grasslands and it is also quite resistant to overgrazing. Pusta, Mures county, September 2005 dr. Alexandru Badarau, alexandru@transsilvanica.com