Oxytropis nigrescens
Blackish Oxytrope
Also known as: Aragallus nigrescens (Pall.) A.Heller +4 more
- Aragallus nigrescens (Pall.) A.Heller
- Astragalus bryophilus Greene
- Oxytropis nigrescens f. genuina Kjellm.
- Oxytropis nigrescens subsp. nigrescens
- Spiesia nigrescens (Pall.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Oxytropis nigrescens (commonly known as Blackish Oxytrope) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Oxytropis, which contains over 600 distinct species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
British Columbia, Chita, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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