| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis splendens Douglas trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. (W.J.Hooker) 1: 147 (1831) |
| Native Range | nw. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | sericeous, leaves 10-25cm, leaflets of 3-6 in whorls, lanceolate, 5-20mm long, racemes closely above leaves, compact, 20-80-flowered, flowers 12-15mm, pod 10-15cm long |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | purple, crimson red |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aragallus caudatus Greene Aragallus galioides Greene Aragallus richardsonii (Hook.) Greene Aragallus splendens (Douglas) Greene Astragalus splendens (Douglas) Tidestr. Astragalus splendens var. richardsonii (Hook.) Tidestr. Oxytropis caudata (Greene) K.Schum. Oxytropis micans Bunge Oxytropis oxyphylla Richardson Oxytropis richardsonii (Hook.) K.Schum. Oxytropis splendens f. nelsonii Gand. Oxytropis splendens var. richardsonii Hook. Oxytropis splendens f. strigosa Gand. Oxytropis splendens var. vestita Hook. Spiesia splendens (Douglas) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (MIN Minnesota, NDA North Dakota) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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