species 6,899 observations
Field Locoweed
Oxytropis campestris
Field notes
Oxytropis campestris, the field locoweed, is a plant native to Northern Europe, the mountains of Central and Southern Europe, the Northwestern United States and all of Canada, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.
It is found in prairies, woods, and meadows, and prefers gravelly and rocky slopes, where it grows most abundantly. The plant has numerous variants. It is a larval host plant of the small blue butterfly
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Labrador Sulphur, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Mead's Sulphur, Melissa Blue
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Osmia integra, Nevada Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, White-shouldered Bumble Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.