Oxytropis borealis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Oxytropis borealis DC.

Boreal locoweed

2016 Steve Matson

2014 Steve Matson

2016 Steve Matson

Oxytropis borealis is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~36 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. australis ... var. viscida
Genus:	Oxytropis
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Oxytropis borealis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (OXBO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).