Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla

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Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla
Montana Locoweed

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DERIVATION

besseyi

-for Charles Edwin Bessey, 1845-1915, American botanist and influential plant taxonomist, president of the AAS in 1911

- named for Dr. Ernst A. Bessey, 20th century American professor of Botany at Michigan State University

FAMILY

Fabaceae (Bean | Pea | Legume Family) Other Plants in the Bean Pea Legume Family

HABIT

Herbaceous

RANGE

United States (MT, ID, NV)

FLOWERS

Red-Violet (Magenta)

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Montana Locoweed

Location Map for Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla (Montana Locoweed) - 2 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla:
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Map
Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	162829*1	2016	Steppe Garden
2	162829*2	2016	Steppe Garden
No Map	180444*1	2018	Seed

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FLOWERING:
When Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla has been observed flowering
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2018

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FRUITING:
When Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2018

2017

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