WorldFloraDB - Oxytropis splendens

Characteristics

Densely long-villous throughout; lfls narrowly lanceolate, sharply acuminate, 1–2 cm, mostly in 4’s; spikes 3–8 cm; bracts linear, mostly longer than the fls; fls red-purple, drying violet, 13–18 mm; fr ovoid, densely villous, 10–17 mm, short-beaked; 2n=16. Prairies and plains; Minn. and w. Ont. to Alas., Alta., and n. N.M. July.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.3

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.4

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

rhizobia

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

Leaf

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:179690-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000168329
COL ID	8VBQJ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Oxytropis splendens Spiesia splendens Aragallus caudatus Aragallus galioides Aragallus richardsonii Aragallus splendens Astragalus splendens Oxytropis caudata Oxytropis micans Oxytropis splendens f. nelsonii Oxytropis splendens f. strigosa Oxytropis caudatus Oxytropis splendens var. richardsonii Oxytropis splendens var. vestita Astragalus splendens var. richardsonii Oxytropis richardsonii

WorldFloraDB 2024

Oxytropis splendens Douglas

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Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Oxytropis