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Oxytropis nigrescens

(Pallas) Fisch. ex DC.

Blackish Crazyweed

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136619

Element CodePDFAB2X0G0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusOxytropis

Other Common Names

Blackish Oxytrope (EN) blackish oxytrope (EN) Oxytrope noirâtre (FR)

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

Amphi-Beringian (Kamchatka Peninsula, Siberia, Aleutian Islands, Alaska). Interior AK, Canada: YT, NWT (Richardson and Mackenzie Mts.)

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Stony alpine slopes.

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615
Roaded Donut	Chugach National Forest	968

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.
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.