Oxytropis deflexa
(Pall.) DC.
Nodding locoweed
Oxytropis deflexa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
meadows
Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, wetland-riparian
[swcoloradowildflowers.com] Taxonomy: "Oxytropis" is Latin for "sharp keel" and refers to the abruptly pointed tip of the keel petal, a characteristic that separates this genus of Fabaceae from two other prominent Fabaceae genera, Astragalus and Hedysarum. "Deflexa" is Latin for "reflexed", "bending outward". (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
