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 		  Oxytropis campestris Oxytropis campestris
   
common name : Field Locoweed
nom commun : Oxytrope des champs
family : Fabaceae
etymology : Oxytropis, Greek oxys, sharp-pointed, tropis, keel, for the sharp-pointed keel of the flower; campestris, of fields.
taxonomy : ITIS1 ITIS2 , numerous var. grouped under species campestris; "early yellow locoweed" = O. c. var. spicata; the pinkish or purplish "Newfoundland oxytrope" = O. c. var. minor

Distribution : Arctic-alpine, prairies, transcontinental; var. minor in eastern arctic. var. spicata, YK, NT, BC to MB, etc. VASCAN
Photos : Jasper, AB; Anse aux Meadows, NL.
References : [6] [15] [21] [39] [46]
Links : USDA , E-Flora BC , Can Arctic
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