Scientific Name | Oxytropis sericea | USDA PLANTS Symbol | OXSE |
Common Name | White Locoweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 26182 |
Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | Kansas Wildflowers Reference | Click Here |
Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to alpine (3500 to 12000 ft.); open fields, open woodlands, meadows, slopes, roadsides. Plant: Erect stemless perennial, 4 to 16 inches tall with multiple flower stalks. Leaves: Basal leaves 2 to 12 inches long pinnately-compound with 11-19 ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaflets, each 1/2 to 1-inch long. Inflorescence: A raceme of 6 to 30 pea-like flowers, white, fading yellowish; bell-shaped calyx tube with 5 unequal-length, black-tipped teeth and with light or dark hairs; each blossom about 1 inch long. Bloom Period: April to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel and Kansas Wildflowers. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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