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Ottleya wrightii, synonym Lotus wrightii, is a species of legume native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah).[1][2] It is also said to occur in Nevada.[3] It is known as Wright's deervetch.
| Ottleya wrightii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Ottleya |
| Species: | O. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ottleya wrightii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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It has yellow flowers on many stems, arising from a single root crown. It was named after Charles Wright.[3]
The Zuni people apply a poultice of the chewed root to swellings that they believe are caused by being witched by a bullsnake.[4]
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