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Oxytropis splendens

Dougl. ex Hook.

Showy Point-vetch

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150849
Element CodePDFAB2X0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOxytropis
Other Common Names
Oxytrope voyant (FR) Showy Locoweed (EN) showy 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 Date1993-06-18
Edition Date1993-06-18
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
NW North America; Canada: NWT (prairies and foothills, north to Great Bear Lake. Alternatively, from the Red River south to Pembina), AB, SK, MB. USA: AK and Rocky Mt. States, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO, MN, ND, MN, NM.
Occurrences Comments
Common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry, sandy slopes. River banks and clearings. Prairies and foothills. Moist gravelly or sandy prairies, stream banks, wooded hillsides, mountain meadows.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
OntarioS3Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MontanaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (10)
Colorado (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Troublesome SouthRoutt NF47,359
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
References (6)
  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. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 pp.
  3. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  4. Hulten, E. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories. Stanford Univ. Press, Palo Alto, CA. 1008 pp.
  5. 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.
  6. Porsild, A.E., and W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum Natural Sciences, National Museums Canada, Ottawa. 667 pp.