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Oxytropis besseyi

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Bessey's Locoweed

G5Secure Found in 30 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161072

Element CodePDFAB2X0Y0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusOxytropis

Other Common Names

Bessey's locoweed (EN) Oxytrope de Bessey (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taxonomic Comments

Formerly included in Oxytropis nana by Kartesz (1994), but recognized as distinct by Kartesz (1999).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-06-16

Change Date1999-01-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN2

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S2	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Idaho	S4	Yes
Nevada	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (30)

Idaho (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder - White Clouds	Salmon-Challis National Forest	139,297
Boulder - White Clouds	Sawtooth National Forest	322,653
Italian Peak	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	141,158
Lemhi Range	Salmon-Challis National Forest	308,533

Montana (16)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bridger	Gallatin National Forest	45,059
Burnt Mountain	Custer National Forest	10,698
Cattle Gulch	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	19,390
East Pioneer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	145,082
Fleecer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	31,585
Italian Peak	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	90,401
Line Creek Plateau	Custer National Forest	24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco Roots	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	96,487
Mt. Gmt Area H	Custer National Forest	1,335
North Absaroka	Gallatin National Forest	159,075
North Absaroka	Custer National Forest	21,063
Proposed Line Creek Prna	Custer National Forest	389
Red Lodge Creek Hellroaring	Custer National Forest	17,210
Stony Mountain	Bitterroot National Forest	44,057
Tenderfoot - Deep Creek	Lewis and Clark National Forest	85,614
West Pioneer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	248,631

Nevada (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Humboldt - Angel Lk	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	1,008

Wyoming (9)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beartooth Proposed Wilderness	Shoshone National Forest	16,837
Cloud Peak Contiguous	Bighorn National Forest	113,757
Horse Creek Mesa	Bighorn National Forest	77,808
South Beartooth Highway	Shoshone National Forest	105,570
Sulphur Creek	Shoshone National Forest	30,221
Trout Creek	Shoshone National Forest	44,034
Wapiti Valley North	Shoshone National Forest	18,345
Wapiti Valley South	Shoshone National Forest	43,517
Windy Mountain	Shoshone National Forest	31,283

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.