Fabaceae
Maydell's oxytrope
Oxytropis maydelliana
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Oxytropis
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Maydell's oxytrope
- French
- Oxytrope de Maydell
- Russian
- Остролодочник Майделя, Остролодка Майделя
Synonyms
- Oxytropis campestris var. glabrata Hook.
- Oxytropis campestris var. melanocephala Hook.
- Oxytropis glabrata (Hook.) A.Nelson
- Oxytropis maydelliana subsp. maydelliana
- Oxytropis maydelliana subsp. melanocephala (Hook.) A.E.Porsild
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos

Photo: Mathew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.