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Oxytropis nana

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Wyoming Point-vetch

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141088
Element CodePDFAB2X0F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOxytropis
Synonyms
Oxytropis nana var. nana
Concept Reference
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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-05-14
Change Date1999-01-19
Edition Date1999-05-14
Edition AuthorsFertig, W./Gries, D. (1999)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Oxtyropis nana is restricted to the basins of central Wyoming and occurs on rocky, barren ridgecrests or sparsely vegetated slopes. The species is known from approximately fifty locations. Few of these receive any formal protection, although at least one is in a Bureau of Land Management Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
Range Extent Comments
Restricted to the basins of central Wyoming, occurs in Albany, Carbon, Converse, Fremont, Natrona, Sweetwater and Weston Counties (Walt Fertig, personal communication 1999).
Occurrences Comments
Known from approximately fifty locations (Walt Fertig, personal communication 1999).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
0401018Ashley National Forest6,157
References (4)
  1. Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series 27(7): 177-312.
  2. Fertig, Walter. Personal communication. Former botanist. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  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.
  4. 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.