Oxytropis lagopus Nutt.

Haresfoot locoweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Oxytropis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy bluffs, grassy hillsides, and gravelly knolls, sometimes among sagebrush; at elevations from 1,250 -2,100 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Throat Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Oxytropis lagopus unspecified picture

Distribution

Oxytropis lagopus world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179613-2
WFO ID wfo-0000168314
COL ID 4BM9P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aragallus lagopus Oxytropis blankinshipii Astragalus lagopus Spiesia lagopus Oxytropis lagopus

Lower taxons

Oxytropis lagopus var. atropurpurea Oxytropis lagopus var. lagopus Oxytropis lagopus var. conjugans