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Taxon: Oxytropis sericea Nutt. var. sericea

Genus: Oxytropis
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Galegeae subtribe: Astragalinae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 312007
Name verified on: 28-Jul-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 28-Jul-2005
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


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Common names:

  • white crazyweed   (Source: L New Mex ) – English

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)
    North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Kansas [w.], Nebraska [w.], Oklahoma [w.], South Dakota [s.w.]
    Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado, Idaho [s.], Montana, Oregon [s.e.], Wyoming
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico
    Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Nevada [n.e.], Utah

References:

  • Allred, Kelly W. 2008. Flora Neomexicana I: The vascular plants of New Mexico, an annotated checklist to the names of vascular plants with synonymy and bibliography.
  • Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:272.
  • Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora.
  • McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  • Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
  • Welsh, S. L. 1991. Oxytropis DC. - Names, basionyms, types, and synonyms - Flora North America Project. Great Basin Naturalist 51:394.

Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Oxytropis sericea Nutt. var. sericea:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: World Database of Legumes

Images:

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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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?312007 (24 May 2013)

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