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Oxytropis campestris

(L.) DC.

Yellow Locoweed

G5Secure Found in 45 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
PSESA Status
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1321882
Element CodePDFAB2X110
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOxytropis
USESAPS
Other Common Names
Cold Mountain Crazyweed (EN) field locoweed (EN) Field Locoweed (EN) Northern Yellow Point-vetch (EN) Oxytrope des champs (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the broad concept of Oxytropis campestris following FNA (vol. 11, 2023) that includes O. monticola within O. campestris var. spicata. In contrast, Kartesz (1994, 1999) recognized O. monticola as a distinct species.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1995-11-29
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MaineS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
MontanaS4Yes
UtahSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
WisconsinS1Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (45)
Alaska (7)
AreaForestAcres
Brabazon AdditionTongass National Forest498,819
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Tasnuna RiverChugach National Forest348,866
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Montana (10)
AreaForestAcres
Big Horn MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest50,846
Burnt MountainCuster National Forest10,698
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
VigilanteBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest15,893
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy MountainDakota Prairie Grasslands9,756
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Washington (10)
AreaForestAcres
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
NaneumWenatchee National Forest4,508
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
Wyoming (15)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Devils CanyonBighorn National Forest37,416
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Grommund CreekBighorn National Forest12,089
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.