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Oxytropis cusickii Greenm. sect. Orobia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis cusickii Greenm. sect. Orobia
BibliographyErythea 7: 116 (1899)
Native Rangenw. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Descriptioncaespitose, subcaulescent, leaves petiolate, 3-9-jugate, leaflets oblong-lanceolate, to 1cm, acute, revolute, flowers in capitate spike, corolla ca. 15mm
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAragallus alpicola Rydb.
Astragalus alpicola (Rydb.) Tidestr.
Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii (Greenm.) Barneby
Oxytropis campestris var. rydbergii (A.Nelson) R.J.Davis
Oxytropis paysoniana A.Nelson
Oxytropis rydbergii A.Nelson
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
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