However, some of them are called locoweeds because of their toxicity to livestock, such as Oxytropis pseudoglandulosa which is found in Mongolia only.

• 该属许多植物具有明显的药理活性，在我国民族医学中，尤其是藏药和蒙药中常被用于皮肤病和肿瘤治疗，但是该属许多植物亦具有毒性,牲畜采食后往往引起中毒乃至死亡，给畜牧业造成极大的损失，在国外称为“疯草”。