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Oxytropis bellii (Britton ex Macoun) Palib. sect. Baicalia 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOxytropis bellii (Britton ex Macoun) Palib. sect. Baicalia
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, sér. 2. 2, 19 (1910)
Native RangeNunavut to Manitoba
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitattundra
Descriptionacaulescent, adpressed hirsute, leaves 15-20cm, leaflets lanceolate, 7-12mm, adaxially subglabrous, raceme globose, few flowered, bracts linear-lanceolate, corolla ca. 18mm
Size15-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
basal cuttings in summer
SynonymsAragallus bellii (Britton ex Macoun) Greene
Astragalus bellii (Britton ex Macoun) Tidestr.
Oxytropis arctica ssp. bellii (Britton ex Macoun) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Oxytropis arctica var. bellii (Britton ex Macoun) B.Boivin
Spiesia bellii Britton ex Macoun
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (NUN Nunavut)
     71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba)
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