Fabaceae FAMILY
Oxytropis lagopus
Oxytropis lagopus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Oxytropis lagopus is a densely clump-forming, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a branched caudex; it grows up to 11cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorthwestern N. America - Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota
HabitatSandy bluffs, grassy hillsides, and gravelly knolls, sometimes among sagebrush; at elevations from 1,250 - 2,100 metres.