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Published In: Astragalogia (qto.), 26, 74; (fol.), 20, 59. 1802. (Astragalogia) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 3/16/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan : Perennial
Life form : Herbaceous
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible : Forage
Details: Economic use : Used as a forage for animal by Nlaka'pamux. (Moerman 1998)
TOXICITY: Toxicity : Animal
Toxic parts : Leaves, Pods
Details: Toxicity : Oxytropis campestris is among several species of Oxytropis known to cause locoism in grazing animals (Burrows & Tyrl 2001). Locoism, also caused by species of the closely related genus Astragalus, includes neurological symptoms and heart failure.
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