Oxytropis deflexa
Blue Pendent Pod Oxytrope, Nodding Crazyweed
Other regional names: Pendant Pod Locoweed +2 more
- Pendant Pod Locoweed
- Reflexed Locoweed
- Stemmed Oxytrope
Also known as: Aragallus deflexus (Pall.) A.Heller +6 more
- Aragallus deflexus (Pall.) A.Heller
- Aragallus deflexus (Pall.) Pall.
- Aragallus foliolosus Macoun
- Astragalus deflexus Pall.
- Astragalus deflexus var. foliolosus (Hook.) Barneby
- Oxytropis deflexa subsp. eznevii (Jurtzev) Jurtzev
- Spiesia deflexa (Pall.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Oxytropis deflexa (commonly known as Blue Pendent-Pod Oxytrope or Nodding Crazyweed) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Canada, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Chita, Colorado, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Qinghai, Québec, Tibet, Tuva, Utah, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms