| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxytropis arctica R.Br. sect. Orobia |
| Bibliography | Chlor. Melvill.: 20 (1823) |
| Native Range | n. Russian Far East to n. Canada |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves 4-5cm, leaflets 7-10 pairs, oblong-oval to lanceolate, 5-7mm, appressed white hirsute, inflorescence umbellate, 2-4-flowered, flowers 18-21mm, pod black hirsute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet, reddish lilac |
| Bloom | 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 | Aragallus arcticus (R.Br.) Greene Astragalus arcticus (R.Br.) Spreng. Astragalus coronaminis (Fernald) Tidestr. Oxytropis arctica var. minor Hook. Oxytropis arctica var. subumbellata Hook. Oxytropis coronaminis Fernald Oxytropis uralensis var. arctica (R.Br.) Ledeb. Spiesia arctica (R.Br.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NUN Nunavut, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 72 Eastern Canada (QUE Québec) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. |