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Oxytropis

not marked as a favorite taxon Oxytropis lambertii Pursh var. articulata (Greene) Barneby. Common name: Purple Loco. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Prairies. Distribution: E. OK west to se. CO, south to sw. LA, c. TX, and nc. NM.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.2, GrPl, K4, Tx, Isely (1998); < Oxytropis lambertii Pursh — F, NcTx. Basionym: Aragallus articulatus Greene 1905

Links to other floras: = Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata - FNA11.2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: UPL (name change)
  • Midwest: FACU (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata© Alan Cressler: Oxytropis lambertii, Glacier Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 2 by Alan Cressler source
image #2 of Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata© Aidan Campos source
image #4 of Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata© Aidan Campos source
image #5 of Oxytropis lambertii var. articulata© Alan Cressler: Oxytropis lambertii, Glacier Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler source

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