| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis amethystea Arv.-Touv. trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Essai Pl. Dauphiné: 24 (1871) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps to se. Pyrenees |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-2600m |
| Description | acaulescent, densely lanate, leaves pinnate, leaflets elliptic-lanceolate, flowers in ovoid raceme, corolla 10-14mm, pod shortly ovoid, acute, densely hirsute |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | lilac, pale purple |
| 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 | Oxytropis amethystina Arv.-Touv. Oxytropis montana var. occidentalis Asch. & Graebn. Oxytropis montana ssp. occidentalis (Asch. & Graebn.) Braun-Blanq. Oxytropis neglecta ssp. occidentalis (Asch. & Graebn.) O.Bolós & al. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |