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Arctic locoweed

Oxytropis arctica R.Br.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Oxytropis

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Arctic locoweed: Arctic Crazy-weed
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Common names

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English
Arctic locoweed

Synonyms

  • Aragallus arcticus (R.Br.) Greene
  • Oxytropis arctica var. arctica
  • Oxytropis uralensis var. arctica (R.Br.) Ledeb.
  • Spiesia arctica (R.Br.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.