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Oxytropis lambertii Pursh trib. Galegeae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis lambertii Pursh trib. Galegeae
BibliographyFl. Amer. Sept. 2: 740 (1813)
Native Rangec. Canada to nw. & nc. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Descriptionacaulescent, grey sericeous, leaves to 20cm, pinnate, leaflets 7-15 pairs, ovate to linear, flowers 10-25, to 25mm long, in raceme
Size15-20cm
Colorpink, purple, white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
half-ripe cuttings in summer
SynonymsAragallus angustatus Rydb.
Aragallus aven-nelsonii Lunell
Aragallus falcatus Greene
Aragallus formosus Greene
Aragallus involutus A.Nelson
Aragallus lambertii (Pursh) Greene
Aragallus plattensis (Nutt.) Rydb.
Astragalus lambertii Spreng
Oxytropis angustata (Rydb.) A.Nelson
Oxytropis aven-nelsonii (Lunell) A.Nelson
Oxytropis bushii Gand.
Oxytropis falcata (Greene) A.Nelson
Oxytropis hookeriana Nutt.
Oxytropis involuta (A.Nelson) K.Schum.
Oxytropis lambertii f. canadensis Gand.
Oxytropis lambertii f. mixta Gand.
Oxytropis mixta Gand.
Oxytropis plattensis Nutt.
Spiesia lambertii (Pursh) Kuntze
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, KAN Kansas, MIN Minnesota, MSO Missouri, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota)
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