Kobuk Locoweed - U.S. National Park Service
2017年6月14日 · The Kobuk locoweed, or Oxytropis kobukensis, is a small, flowering herb in the pea family that is only found in Kobuk Valley National Park. On average, it grows to a height of 30 cm and produces purple flowers during late June and July.
Great Kobuk Sand Dunes - U.S. National Park Service
2022年10月24日 · Sparse grasses, sedges, wild rye and the occasional wildflower, including the Kobuk locoweed which is only found on the slopes of Kobuk Valley’s sand dunes, grow in the shifting sand of the dunes.
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Locoweed - Wikipedia
Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, an alkaloid harmful to livestock.
Great Kobuk Sand Dunes – Northwest Arctic, Alaska - Atlas …
2018年1月15日 · Grasses, rye, and even the rare Kobuk locoweed (a flower that only blooms in the valley) thrive along their edges and slopes. Bears, wolves, moose, and foxes leave their prints in the soft sand.
National Park Getaway: Kobuk Valley National Park
It’s the rich botanical diversity—the park is home to its own wildflower, the Kobuk locoweed, found nowhere else in the world. It’s the thrill of knowing you’ve visited one of the most distant, undeveloped national parks.
Kobuk Valley - Project National Parks
2024年7月20日 · A single caribou of the 240,000+ strong Western Arctic herd on its fall migration south across Kobuk Valley National Park. NPS Photo. Oxytropis kobukensis (Kobuk Locoweed) is a member of the pea family and adds a splash of pink to the sand dunes. The blossoms have that typical pea/ bean flower shape that many gardeners know. NPS Photo
Kobuk locoweed (Oxytropis kobukensis) is a rare plant (rated S2 / G2) found only in the Kobuk Valley.
Oxytropis kobukensis S.L.Welsh - GBIF
Kobuk locoweed in English Bibliographic References. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1985: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species. Federal Register, vol. 50, no. 188. 39526-39584.
ECOS: Species Profile
U.S.FWS Species profile about species listing status, federal register publications, recovery, critical habitat, conservation planning, petitions, and life history