| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis monticola A.Gray sect. Orobia |
| Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 40: 120 (1927) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Canada to nw. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | basal leaves crowded, grey pubescent, 6-10-jugate, leaflets oblong to lanceolate, acute, 15-25mm, flowers in compact spike, calyx sericeous, corolla ca. 15mm, pod pubescent |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | white, yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aragallus albertinus Greene Aragallus cervinus Greene Aragallus gracilis A.Nelson Aragallus luteolus Greene Aragallus macounii Greene Aragallus melanodontus Greene Aragallus monticola (A.Gray) Greene Aragallus spicatus (Hook.) Rydb. Aragallus villosus Rydb. Astragalus albertinus (Greene) Tidestr. Astragalus grayanus Tidestr. Astragalus mazama (H.St.John) G.N.Jones Astragalus rydbergianus Tidestr. Oxytropis albertina (Greene) Rydb. Oxytropis campestris var. cervinus (Greene) B.Boivin Oxytropis campestris var. gracilis (A.Nelson) Barneby Oxytropis campestris ssp. gracilis (A.Nelson) B.Boivin Oxytropis campestris var. spicata Hook. Oxytropis cascadensis H.St.John Oxytropis gracilis (A.Nelson) K.Schum. Oxytropis luteola (Greene) Piper Oxytropis macounii (Greene) Dayton Oxytropis mazama H.St.John Oxytropis okanoganea H.St.John Oxytropis olympica H.St.john Oxytropis sericea var. spicata (Hook.) Barneby Oxytropis sericea ssp. spicata (Hook.) Cody Oxytropis spicata (Hook.) Standl. Oxytropis villosa (Rydb.) K.Schum. Spiesia monticola (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, SDA South Dakota) |
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