| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis atropurpurea (Rydb.) A.Nelson trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Publ. Sci. Univ. Wyoming, Bot. 1: 117 (1926) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves numerous, 3-7cm. leaflets oval to oblong, grey sericeous-lanate, 5-15mm, scapes laxly lanate, raceme short, capitate, corolla ca. 15mm |
| Size | 6-10cm |
| Color | deep purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aragallus atropurpureus Rydb. Oxytropis lagopus var. atropurpurea (Rydb.) Barneby |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) |