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Blackish oxytrope

Oxytropis nigrescens (Pall.) Fisch. ex DC.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Oxytropis

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Common names

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English
Blackish oxytrope

Synonyms

  • Aragallus nigrescens (Pall.) A.Heller
  • Astragalus bryophilus Greene
  • Astragalus nigrescens Pall.
  • Oxytropis nigrescens f. genuina Kjellm.
  • Oxytropis nigrescens subsp. nigrescens
  • Spiesia nigrescens (Pall.) Kuntze

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.