Latin name: Oxytropis oreophila A. Gray var.
  oreophila
  Pronunciation: ox-ee-TROW-pis or-ee-OF-fi-la
  Common name: Mountain oxytrope
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Barren stony places, gravelly alpine soils,
  11,000'-11,500', Mt. San Gorgonio summit area,
  UNCOMMON
  Blooming period: July to August
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Oxytropis
  (2) oreophila
  Formerly Oxytropis oreophila
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