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Fabaceae

Maydell's oxytrope

Oxytropis maydelliana Trautv.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Oxytropis

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Maydell's oxytrope: Maydell's Point-vetch
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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

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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.