COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
906
catalog_number
906
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.906_1200.Oxy_lam2.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.906_1200.Oxy_lam2.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:906
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:906
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
scientific_name
Oxytropis lambertii Pursh
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Fabaceae
family
Fabaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Oxytropis
genus
Oxytropis
Genus
false
Species:
lambertii
specific_epithet
lambertii
Species
false
Infraspecific Rank:
var. lambertii
infraspecific_rank
var. lambertii
Infraspecific Rank
false
Scientific Name Author:
Pursh
scientific_name_author
Pursh
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Kingman
county
Kingman
County
false
Locality:
Kingman, 2.5 mi W, 0.8 mi S. Sand prairie N of the South Fork Ninnescah River. Scattered springs and seeps S of the prairie.
locality
Kingman, 2.5 mi W, 0.8 mi S. Sand prairie N of the South Fork Ninnescah River. Scattered springs and seeps S of the prairie.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Arkansas River Lowlands
physiographic_province
Arkansas River Lowlands
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Sand Prairie
associated_plant_community
Sand Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
5/12/1997
date_collected
5/12/1997
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek oxus ("sharp") and tropis ("keel") referring to shape of petals
genus_name_meaning
From Greek oxus ("sharp") and tropis ("keel") referring to shape of petals
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
Named for Aylmer Bourke Lambert, English botanist who wrote several botanical works in late 1700's-early 1800's
species_name_meaning
Named for Aylmer Bourke Lambert, English botanist who wrote several botanical works in late 1700's-early 1800's
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Purple locoweed
common_names
Purple locoweed
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-5 dm
description
Height: 1-5 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are blue to purple or rose and bloom from April to July.
description
Species description: Flowers are blue to purple or rose and bloom from April to July.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Erect, stemless perennial herb with a stout taproot. Leaves are basal and odd-pinnate with 7-19 leaflets. The stems and leaves are covered with minute pick-like hairs."
description
"Species description: Erect, stemless perennial herb with a stout taproot. Leaves are basal and odd-pinnate with 7-19 leaflets. The stems and leaves are covered with minute pick-like hairs."
Description
false
Description:
"Habitat: Prairies, open wooded hillsides, and roadsides."
description
"Habitat: Prairies, open wooded hillsides, and roadsides."
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Western two thirds of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Western two thirds of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Poisonous--should not be ingested. Toxins can be passed through milk of animals that have eaten this plant.
description
Edible uses: Poisonous--should not be ingested. Toxins can be passed through milk of animals that have eaten this plant.
Description
false
Description:
"Warnings: POISONOUS--lethally poisonous to livestock, particularly horses. "
description
"Warnings: POISONOUS--lethally poisonous to livestock, particularly horses. "
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun."
description
"Cultivation: Grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seeds--plant in spring.
description
Propagation: Seeds--plant in spring.
Description
false
Color:
Reddish purple
color
Reddish purple
Color
false
Color:
Rose
color
Rose
Color
false
Color:
Blue
color
Blue
Color
false