Fabaceae
Bessey's locoweed
Oxytropis besseyi
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Oxytropis
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Oxytropis besseyiFabaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bessey's locoweed
Synonyms
- Aragallus besseyi Rydb.
- Oxytropis nana var. besseyi (Rydb.) Isely
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: 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.