| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis oreophila A.Gray trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Astragalus munzii L.C.Wheeler |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-4000m |
| Description | sericeous-pilose, leaves 1-3cm, leaflets 7-15, 7-8mm long, raceme short, 2-8-flowered, amongst leaves or slightly above, pod ovoid to subspherical, ventricose, rostrum short |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
oreophila jonesii (Barneby) Barneby, Intermount. Fl. [A.Cronquist & al.] 3B: 183 (1989)
oreophila juniperina S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 38: 339 (1978)
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