| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis multiceps Nutt. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 341 (1838) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-3050m |
| Description | leaves silvery sericeous, 2-8cm long, leaflets 5-9 pairs, elliptic or ovate-oblong, flowers 1-4 at short scape, pod red-purple, sessile |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Aragallus minor (A.Gray) Cockerell ex Daniels Aragallus multiceps (Nutt.) A.Heller Aragallus multiceps var. minor (A.Gray) A.Nelson Astragalus bisontum Tidestr. Astragalus bisontum var. minor (A.Gray) Tidestr. Oxytropis minor (A.Gray) Cockerell Oxytropis multiceps var. minor A.Gray Oxytropis nana A.Gray Physocalyx multiceps (Nutt.) A.Gray Spiesia multiceps (Nutt.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |