| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis borealis DC. trib. Galegeae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | leaflets 31-57, oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, sparsely lanate, scapes hirsute, spike 3-8cm, calyx lanate, lobes subulate, flowers ca. 12mm, pod ovoid, pubescent |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | violet, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
borealis australis S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 50(4): 359 (1990)
borealis sulphurea (A.E.Porsild) S.L.Welsh, ibid.
borealis viscida (Nutt.) S.L.Welsh, ibid.
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