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Oxytropis campestris

Field Locoweed, Field Oxytrope
Other regional names: Yellow Milk Vetch +1 more
  • Yellow Milk Vetch
  • Yellow Oxytropis
Also known as: Aragallus campestris (L.) Greene +12 more
  • Aragallus campestris (L.) Greene
  • Aragallus johanniensis (Fernald) Rydb.
  • Astragalus campestris subsp. alpinus (Ten.) P.Fourn.
  • Oxytropis alpina Ten.
  • Oxytropis campestris subsp. alpina (Ten.) Wettst., 1892
  • Oxytropis campestris subsp. linnaeana Hyl.
  • Oxytropis campestris subsp. oblongifolia Hazsl. ex Jáv., 1925
  • Oxytropis luteola A.Nelson
  • Oxytropis olympica E.P.St.John
  • Oxytropis villosa (Rydb.) Blank.
  • Phaca campestris (L.) Wahlenb.
  • Spiesia campestris (L.) Kuntze
  • Tragacantha campestris (L.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Fabaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Oxytropis campestris (commonly known as Field Locoweed or Field Oxytrope) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to 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)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Austria, Baltic States, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, Idaho, Italy, Japan, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Oregon, Poland, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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