United States, Colorado, Gunnison, Gothic. Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Crystal Peak above North Pole Basin. Grassy ridge and swales below false summit down to low saddle between North Pole and Bear Basins, including white bands.
39.02875 -107.090646 +-500m. WGS84
3688-3740 meters
12100-12270 ft.
Long, flat, grassy tundra above white bands of rock and further grassy tundra with tussocks and swales below white bands to lower saddle.
Plants much branched from base. Leaves short-petioled, dark green, ~glabrous above, silver-grey pubescent below. Flowers in ~ short racemes, deep blue-purple. Banner reflexed well beyond midpoint with short gap between banner and wings. Keel elongated forward. Flowers ~10mm long. Very abundant. In full bloom on lower ridge and in upper basin.