Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Lfls 9–19, linear to narrowly oblong, 1–2.5 cm, thinly strigose- canescent with malpighian hairs; spikes 4–10 cm; cal densely villous; fls purple (white), 1.5–2 cm; fr cylindric, very firm, sometimes soon glabrous, the body 8–15 mm, the beak 3–7 mm; 2n=48. Dry prairies and plains; Minn. and s. Man. to nw. Mo., Okla., and Tex., w. to Mont., Utah, and Ariz. May, June. Ours is var. lambertii.
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Common Names
purple loco-weed