Fabaceae

Nuttall's oxytrope

Oxytropis multiceps Nutt.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Oxytropis

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Nuttall's oxytrope (Oxytropis multiceps) — FlowerPhoto: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Nuttall's oxytrope

Synonyms

Aragallus minor (A.Gray) Cockerell ex Daniels
Aragallus multiceps (Nutt.) A.Heller
Aragallus multiceps var. minor (A.Gray) A.Nelson
Astragalus bisontum Tidestr.
Astragalus bisontum var. minor (A.Gray) Tidestr.
Oxytropis minor (A.Gray) Cockerell
Oxytropis multiceps var. minor A.Gray
Oxytropis nana A.Gray
Spiesia multiceps (Nutt.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emma Dietrich, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rowan Townsend, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ethan Rose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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