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Taxon: Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. spicata Hook.

Genus: Oxytropis
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Galegeae subtribe: Astragalinae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 26246
Place of publication: Fl. bor.-amer. 1:147. 1831
Name verified on: 21-Nov-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 31-Dec-2001
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.
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  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


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Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Western Canada: Canada - Alberta [c. & s.], British Columbia [s.], Manitoba [s.w.], Saskatchewan [s.]
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - North Dakota, South Dakota [s.w.]
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado [n.], Montana, Washington, Wyoming [e.]

References:

  • Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:276. [= O. sericea var. spicata (Hook.) Barneby].
  • Welsh, S. L. 1995. North American types of Oxytropis DC. (Leguminosae) at the Natural History Museum and Royal Botanic Garden, England, with nomenclatural comments and a new variety. Great Basin Naturalist 55:277.

Synonyms:


Check other databases for Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. spicata Hook.:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service

Images or nodulation data:

More:
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?26246 (09 February 2010)

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