Oxytropis lapponica (Wahlenb.) J.Gay

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Synonym(s) : Astragalus cervinii E.Thomas ex Steud.; Astragalus lapponicus (Wahlenb.) Burnat; Astragalus valesiacus E.Thomas ex W.D.J.Koch; Oxytropis amoena Kar. & Kir.; Oxytropis carinthiaca Fischer-Oost.; Oxytropis microrhyncha Strachey & Winterb. ex Bunge; Oxytropis microrhyncha Benth. ex Baker; Oxytropis thomasii Gaudin; Phaca lapponica Wahlenb.; Spiesia lapponica (Wahlenb.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Oxytropis lapponica (Wahlenb.) J.Gay
  • Common name : Burr Locoweed
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Meadows in alpine areas, gravelly areas, riverbanks; 3300-4600 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Finland, France, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjian
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Subarctic and subalipne Eurasia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 109
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 671-722
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Oxytropis lapponica. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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