Taxon: Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Oxytropis

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Galegeae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

26245

Place of publication:

Astragalogia 74. 1802

Verified:

07/20/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

15 (12 active, 5 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. campestris (0 active accession[s])
Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. chartacea (Fassett) Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. columbiana (H. St. John) Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. johannensis Fernald (1 active accession[s])
Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. jordalii (A. E. Porsild) S. L. Welsh (0 active accession[s])
Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. spicata Hook. (3 active accession[s])
Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. varians (Rydb.) Barneby (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 150-152.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Jordanov, D. et al., eds. 1963-1982. Flora na narodna republika Balgarija.
Jorgensen, J. L. et al. 2003. Implications of ITS sequences and RAPD markers for the taxonomy and biogeography of the Oxytropis campestris and O. arctica (Fabaceae) complexes in Alaska. Amer. J. Bot. 90:1470-1480.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1987. A Utah flora. Great Basin Naturalist Mem. 9.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
Welsh, S. L. 1978. Utah flora: Fabaceae (Leguminosae). Great Basin Naturalist 38:337. Note: = Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	field locoweed		1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
English	yellow locoweed		1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
English	yellow oxytropis		1	Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
English (Canada)	yellow oxytrope	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 150-152.
French (Canada)	oxytrope champêtre	Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 150-152.
Swedish	fältvedel		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		s.w. (Carpathians) & n.	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden		s.e.	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		n. & c.	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		Pyrenees	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia	n.e.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	n.	Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	n.e.	Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	n.e. (Duchesne & Summit Cos.)	Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Yakutia-Sakha]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Sweden (s.e.)
MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Poland
EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (s.w. (Carpathians) & n.)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Italy (n. & c.), Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (Pyrenees), France

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador (w.), Nova Scotia (n.e.), Ontario, Québec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [North Dakota, South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (n.), Idaho, Montana, Oregon (n.e.), Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah (n.e. (Duchesne & Summit Cos.))]

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1952. A revision of the North American species of Oxytropis DC. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 27:248.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26245. Accessed 15 April 2026.