Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Oxytropis lambertii

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is toxic to cattle, does it concentrate selenium from the soil[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]? Horses that eat this plant become very difficult to handle and can imagine that a pebble is a large rock or that a wide stream is only narrow[ 207 Title The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. Publication Author Coffey. T. Publisher Facts on File. Year 1993 ISBN 0-8160-2624-6 Description A nice read, lots of information on plant uses. ]. The plant contains toxins, possibly indolizidine alkaloids. The toxin can accumulate in the body and causes trembling, high excitability, paralysis and death[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ].

Botanical Description

Oxytropis lambertii is a stemless, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 30cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is also used in Homoeopathy. Oxytropis lambertii is a widespread and common plant in its natural range for which at present there are no major known threats causing a population decline. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2012)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and central N. America - British Colombia to Manitoba, south through Montana and Minnesota to Arizona and Texas

HabitatDry prairies, calcareous gravels and bluffs[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ]. Limestone outcrops in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Dry upland prairies, pastures, hillsides, river bluffs, and roadsides, on limestone, sandstone, and shale soils; at elevations from 1,100 - 3,300 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].