| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis helvetica Scheele trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Flora 26: 442 (1843) |
| Native Range | sw. & w. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3100m |
| Description | whitish lanate, acaulescent, leaves pinnate, leaflets 7-15 pairs, elliptic, raceme 5-15-flowered, above leaves, pod narrowly oblong, hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late 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 | Astragalus parvopassuae (Parl.) Burnat Astragalus parvopassuae var. gaudinii (Bunge) Burnat Oxytropis cyanea Gaudin Oxytropis gaudinii Bunge Oxytropis laponica ssp. neglecta Nyman Oxytropis parvopassuae Parl. Spiesia gaudinii (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |