| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis lambertii Pursh trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis bushii Gand. |
| Oxytropis mixta Gand. | |
| Oxytropis plattensis Nutt. | |
| Habitat | american prairie |
| Description | acaulescent, grey sericeous, leaves to 20cm, pinnate, leaflets 7-15 pairs, ovate to linear, flowers 10-25, to 25mm long, in raceme |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C half-ripe cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | FABACEAE
lambertii articulata (Greene) Barneby, Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 111 (1951)
lambertii bigelovii A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 7 (1884)
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