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Fabaceae

Wyoming locoweed

Oxytropis nana Nutt.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Oxytropis

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Common names

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English
Wyoming locoweed

Synonyms

  • Aragallus collinus A.Nelson
  • Aragallus nanus (Nutt.) Greene
  • Astragalus tomae Tidestr.
  • Oxytropis argentata Pursh
  • Oxytropis collina (A.Nelson) K.Schum.
  • Oxytropis lunelliana A.Nelson
  • Spiesia nana (Nutt.) Kuntze

Characteristics

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

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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.