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.
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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