Genus Oxytropis (Noun)
Meaning
Large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Oxytropis, commonly known as locoweeds or oxytropes, comprises over 500 species of flowering plants in the legume family.
- Many species within the genus Oxytropis are found in mountainous regions, including the Himalayas and the Rocky Mountains.
- Some members of the genus Oxytropis have been found to produce toxic compounds that can be poisonous to livestock.
- The genus Oxytropis is closely related to the Astragalus genus, and some sources group the two genera together as a single entity.
- Research has shown that certain species within the genus Oxytropis have adapted unique mechanisms to cope with the stressful conditions of high-altitude environments.