Oxytropis
- Phonetic Spelling
- ok-SEE-troh-pus
- Description
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Locoweed is a genus of perennial plants in the bean family. They are hairy and produce showy racemes of white, pink, yellow, or purple flowers. They are well known for being toxic to grazing animals.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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![small tufted plant in dry gravel](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Oxytropis_sp_habit_J_K4EdefYUTZzX.jpeg)
![clusters of white legume flowers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Oxytropis_sericea_fl_PMgyt1sK939S.jpeg)
![small plant with spikes of white flowers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Oxytropis_sericea_fl_yuCUeoEcpBP3.jpeg)
![dried legume fruits split open.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Oxytropis_sericea_fr_s5ORPwHHf0X8.jpeg)
![fuzzy capsules and purple legume flowers.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/Oxytropis_lagopus_fr_w3jjkAhV2wtq.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Oxytropis_sp_habit_J_GivkmRfOWzUf.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Oxytropis_sericea_fl_ZfduoaWtIKu4.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Oxytropis_sericea_fl_NQXI3IeOPhAc.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Oxytropis_sericea_fr_gyXoSpcpEZni.jpeg)
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/eit-planttoolbox-prod/media/images/thumb_sm/Oxytropis_lagopus_fr_m2sE5P5vHkjE.jpeg)
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Oxytropis
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Temperate Northern Hemisphere
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Weed
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Legume
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Problems:
- Problem for Horses
- Weedy