| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis sericea Nutt. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. (J.Torrey & A.Gray) 1: 339 (1838) |
| Native Range | Yukon to c. & w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-3700m |
| Description | densely grey villose, leaves 5-30cm, pinnate, leaflets 7-21, 1-4mm long, raceme spicate, compact, in fruit elongate, flowers 15-24mm long, pod carnose, lignose |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | lilac, pale yellow, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 basal cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Aragallus aboriginum Greene Aragallus albiflorus A.Nelson Aragallus albiflorus var. condensatus A.Nelson Aragallus invenustus Greene Aragallus lambertii var. sericeus (Nutt.) A.Nelson Aragallus majusculus Greene Aragallus pinetorum A.Heller Aragallus pinetorum var. veganus Cockerell Aragallus saximontanus A.Nelson Aragallus saximontanus var. condensatus (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Aragallus sericeus (Nutt.) Greene Aragallus veganus (Cockerell) Wooton & Standl. Astragalus albiflorus (A.Nelson) Gand. Astragalus saximontanus (A.Nelson) Tidestr. Oxytropis albiflora (A.Nelson) K.Schum. Oxytropis condensata (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Oxytropis lambertii var. lilacina Cockerell Oxytropis lambertii var. ochroleuca A.Nelson Oxytropis lambertii f. pannosa Gand. Oxytropis lambertii var. sericea (Nutt.) A.Gray Oxytropis lambertii f. vivida Cockerell Oxytropis pannosa Gand. Oxytropis pinetorum (A.Heller) K.Schum. Oxytropis saximontana (A.Nelson) A.Nelson Oxytropis vegana (Cockerell) Wooton & Standl. Spiesia lambertii var. sericea (Nutt.) Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |