| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis arctica R.Br. sect. Orobia |
| Synonyms | Oxytropis coronaminis Fernald |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 4-5cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, oblong-oval to lanceolate, 5-7mm, appressed white hirsute, inflorescence umbellate, 2-4-flowered, flowers 18-21mm, pod black hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet, reddish lilac |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Eastern Canada (Québec) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
arctica barnebyana S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 28: 152 (1968)
arctica kouyukukensis (A.E.Porsild) S.L.Welsh, Iowa State J. Sci. 41: 280 (1967)
arctica taimyrensis Jurtzev, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 19: 239 (1959)
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