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Oxytropis is often confused with:
Astragalus canadensis Flower
Plants that fill a similar niche:
Rhaponticum repens
Smilax glauca Smilax glauca
Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia

Loco Weed Oxytropis

Other Common Name(s):

Other plants called Loco Weed:

Phonetic Spelling
ok-SEE-troh-pus
Description

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:
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#perennial weeds#problem for horses#non-toxic for dogs#non-toxic for cats#weed
 
small tufted plant in dry gravel
Oxytropis sp., White Mountains, California Jim Morefield CC-BY-SA 2.0
clusters of white legume flowers
Oxytropis sericea, Montana Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0
small plant with spikes of white flowers
Oxytropis sericea, Montana Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0
dried legume fruits split open.
Oxytropis sericea dried fruits, Wyoming Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0
fuzzy capsules and purple legume flowers.
Oxytropis lagopus, Montana Matt Lavin CC-BY-SA 2.0
Cultivars / Varieties:
Tags:
#perennial weeds#problem for horses#non-toxic for dogs#non-toxic for cats#weed
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Oxytropis
    Family:
    Fabaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    Temperate Northern Hemisphere
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Perennial
    Weed
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Type:
    Legume
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Gold/Yellow
    Pink
    Purple/Lavender
    White
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Hairs Present:
    Yes
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Problems:
    Problem for Horses
    Weedy