Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3415, Oxytropis lambertii.  
 

 

Home Page
If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Fabaceae, Oxytropis lambertii
Photographed 23 December 2025.

Plants of Colorado
East Slope of Tarryall Mountains, Jefferson County
Fabaceae

Oxytropis lambertii Pursh.  Purple Locoweed.

North Twin Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado. Beside a cow/horse trail along North Twin Creek, 60 m. northwest of the F. R. 211 crossing of North Twin Creek, 6.8 mi. west and south on F. R. 211 from its north end at County Road 126, 11.5 km. southwest of Deckers. 39.20844°N, 105.34566°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 2407 m. Flowers magenta, fading blue. Open ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forest, Penstemon virens also collected at this location. Mature trees suggest the Hayman Fire (2002) burned with low intensity here.

Collected by permit: Pike San Isabel National Forest, 2025, issued: Mar 26, 2025, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3415. 18-Jun-2025

Article records that use this photograph:

Other photos about Species - Fabaceae or Oxytropis lambertii.

 

[Home Page]

Date and time this page was prepared: 4/4/2026 8:05:21 PM