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Planta insignis, in altioribus 7.000' — 9.000' crescens, facies 

 omnino Astragalorum § Tragacanthae, pulvinos densos 

 altos formans, floribus numerosissimis pulcherrimis violaceo- 

 purpureis ornata. 



Inter caeteras 0. spinosissimae Bak. et 0. Arna- 

 cantha Bge. proxima, sed ab utraque optime differt legu- 

 mine majore longe lamellatim aculeato, praeterea mul to robus- 

 tior et altior; ab ilia ad hoc differt petiolis crassioribus canis 

 sed minus pungentibus, pubescentia cana copiosiore, floribus 

 supra folia prominentibus; 0. Arnacantha longius distat 

 pubescentia non cana, corollae structura, petioli tamen crassi 

 ut in specie nostra. 



Planta usque 40 cm. alta vel altior, petiolis validis 5 — 6 

 cm. (interdum usque 7) longis, ad ramorum partem inferiorem 

 longe insidentibus interdum recurvis, ramis haud raro longe- 

 jubatis. Legumen usque 10 mm. longum, 6 mm. latum, spinis 

 apice purpureo-coloratis. 



Planta caeterum sat A'ariabilis quoad staturam, foliolorum 

 formam, interdum Iruticulum humilem efformas. 



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