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field locoweed

Oxytropis campestris

Field locoweed is a pretty plant with small purple flowers that grow in fields and grasslands. It has fuzzy leaves and can be found in many places across North America.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The field locoweed is a low-growing, clumping plant with silvery-hairy, fern-like leaves. It produces pea-shaped flowers, typically purplish-blue or white, grouped tightly on leafless stalks, making it stand out from typical grasses.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Eating too much locoweed makes animals "loco" or crazy, causing strange behaviors!

Its seeds are tough cookies and can stay dormant in the soil for many years before sprouting!

Some people call it "rattlepod" because its dried seed pods sometimes make a fun rattling sound!

The plant's fuzzy leaves act like tiny sunshades and sponges, helping it save precious water!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tough Terrain Master

Field locoweed can thrive in rocky, dry soils, helping it survive where many other plants struggle to grow.

Fähigkeit

Deep Root Explorer

It has a very long taproot that helps it reach deep groundwater, surviving long periods of drought.

Fähigkeit

Nitrogen Fueler

This plant partners with soil bacteria to pull nitrogen from the air, enriching the soil for itself and its neighbors.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-40 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Western Bumblebee

Bombus occidentalis

Visits the flowers to collect nectar and spread pollen.

symbiotic with

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Lives in root nodules, converting air nitrogen into plant food.

eaten by

Cattle

Bos taurus

Can be poisoned if they consume large quantities of the plant.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not touch or eat any plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von field locoweed?

10-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von field locoweed?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von field locoweed?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von field locoweed?

Late spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von field locoweed?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von field locoweed?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von field locoweed?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von field locoweed?

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