Boreale Oxytropis
Oxytropis borealis
Pollinator plantNitrogen fixer

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Growing it
| Type | wildflower |
|---|---|
| Sun | Full sun |
| Water | Low |
| Soil | pH 6–8 |
| Hardiness | zone 2–6 |
| Mature height | 0.25 m |
| Mature spread | 0.45 m |
| Spacing | 0.3 m |
| Years to maturity | 3 |
| Bloom | May–Jul |
| Flower colour | Purple not verified |
| In bloom | May June July |
| Fruit | Jul–Aug |
| Native to | AB, SK |
feather-compound leaves about 10 cm long
Documented animals
1 documented relationships.
nectar for
- Nevada Bumble Bee Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
Where it has been recorded
- Fescue Grassland south AB: 365 occurrence records, high confidence
- Aspen Parkland central AB / SK: 126 occurrence records, high confidence
- Eastern Continental Ranges central AB: 103 occurrence records, high confidence
- Northern Continental Divide south AB: 79 occurrence records, high confidence
- Moist Mixed Grassland south AB / SK: 18 occurrence records, medium confidence
- Mixed Grassland south AB / SK: 4 occurrence records, low confidence
- Western Alberta Upland central AB: 4 occurrence records, low confidence
A range seen three times is not the same claim as one seen three hundred, so the count travels with the region. Boundaries digitised from the National Ecological Framework for Canada v2.2 (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995), simplified to about 900 m for display: an outline is accurate to roughly a kilometre, not to the metre.
Also worth knowing
Safety
Low toxicity to pets
Buying it
price: about $8–$16 per plant (estimate); availability: native specialist; notes: Estimate (herb default); AB retail as of 2026
Where these numbers came from
- Flower detail: not verified, a genus-level estimate