描述了豆科棘豆属镰形棘豆(Oxytropis falcataBunge)的一个新变型:白花镰形棘豆(Oxytropis falcataBunge form.albifloraY.H.Wu).原变型的花冠为蓝紫色或紫红色,而新变型花冠为白色.
Oxytropis falcata Bunge f. albiflora Y. H. Wu,a new form of Leguminosae in Qinghai of China is described. It differs from the typical form,O, falcata Bunge f. falcata,by having white flowers,which is quite stable and randomly occurs in populations of O. falcata Bunge.