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Oxytropis deflexa

(Pallas) DC.

Pendant-pod Point-vetch

G5Secure Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161053
Element CodePDFAB2X050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOxytropis
Other Common Names
nodding locoweed (EN) Nodding Locoweed (EN) Oxytrope à fruits retombants (FR) Pendant-pod Locoweed (EN)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1986-02-19
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open limestone, shale or cobblestone bluffs and hilltops, between 1980 and 3000 m altitude (Barneby 1952).
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorS1Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS2Yes
NunavutS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS1Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
North DakotaS2Yes
MontanaS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (27)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Colorado (4)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Montana (5)
AreaForestAcres
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Snowcrest MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,649
Nevada (2)
AreaForestAcres
Moriah - West SlopeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest14,737
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
0401014Ashley National Forest26,903
Wyoming (13)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little Sheep MountainBridger-Teton National Forest14,192
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
South ForkShoshone National Forest64,903
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
References (3)
  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. 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.
  3. 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.