Oxytropis

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Oxytropis sericea – white locoweed, Wonderland Lake Trail, Boulder, Colorado.

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Oxytropis sericea – white locoweed, Wonderland Lake Trail, Boulder, Colorado.

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Among them are: species of grass Koeleria altaicus, Festuca Krylovus, Carex altaicusand the legume Oxytropis altaicus.

Golden Mountains of Altai, Russian Federation 2009

Nevertheless, centers of origin of certain genera, such as Stipa, Astragalus and Oxytropis, occur.

Kazakh steppe 2008

Vascular plants found in Mt. Assiniboine park include American alpine smelowskia Smelowskia calycina, Raynold's sedge Carex raynoldsii, Cusick's Indian paintbrush Castilleja cusickii, stalked-pod locoweed Oxytropis podocarpa, sub-alpine grassland Saussurea nuda and apetalous campion Silene uralensis attenuata.

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Canada 2008

High-elevation pastures that are heavily grazed during summer have fewer grasses and a higher proportion of unpalatable plant species, such as Morina chinensis, Oxytropis spp., and Stellera chamae-jasme.

Qilian Mountains subalpine meadows 2008

Where hills extend above 5,000 m, Kobresia pygmaea and cushion plants like Arenaria, Androsace, and Oxytropis dominate stable slopes.

Yarlung Zambo arid steppe 2008

Lower-elevation areas may have dwarf shrubs like Ajania and Potentilla fruticosa as well as herbaceous legumes like Astragalus, Oxytropis, and Thermopsis.

Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe 2008

The semi-desert (desert steppe) which covers most of the Great Lakes Basin has three major plant communities: the Oxytropis aciphylla - Caragana leucophloea, the Artemisia rutifolia - Caragana leucophloea, and the Amygdalus pedunculata - Caragana lecucophloea community.

Great Lakes Basin desert steppe 2007