Oxytropis deflexa var. deflexa of Weber and Wittmann (2012)?
Colorado Flora 3rd ed., USDA Plants
Williams, Charles F.
2010-0305
2010-08-07
United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Gothic, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, from Research Meadow up West Ridge of Red Rock Peak (Mt. Harrison). From upper saddle to true summit along SW ridge.
38.9613108 -106.9571828 +-100m. WGS84
T12S R86W sec36 SE 1/4
3459-3853 meters
11350-12640ft.
Talus and scree slopes above treeline.
Leaves wooly, gray. Flowers purple in dense clusters at end of scape. Fruits inflated, ca. 3/4” x 1/4”. Plants forming dense mats in rocks/gravel on ridge top. Full bloom. Common.