Oxytropis besseyi (Rydb.) Blank. var. argophylla (Rydb.) Barneby

Idaho: Lemhi County: Lemhi Range vicinity just S of Gilmore Summit, Salmon NF, ca 1.2 miles SSE of summit Sheep Mt. Base of steep ENE facing slope ca. 100 meters E of Crest and ca. 300 meters N of small stand of Pinus at crest on band of quartzite. Elev. 9980 ft.
T12N R27E S17
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 800 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL.
Base of ENE facing slope. Community dominated by Dryas octopetala hookeriana and Saxifraga oppositifolia. Also with Poa rupicola, Poa secunda, Calamagrostis purpurascens, C. rupestris and Poa alpina. Plants occasional in community. Flowers magenta - drying deep blue-purple. Phenology: Flowers and Fruits.

D. Henderson 7447, Jul 20, 1988
With M and J Henderson, Chuck Wellner
ID, Accession: 112032, Barcode: ID044805