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Astragalus canadensis L.
Canadian milkvetch

       
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Photo of Astragalus canadensis L.
Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Astragalus canadensis L.

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Distribution:
Astragalus canadensis L.

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USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Astragalus canadensis L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Astragalus canadensis L. var. brevidens (Gandog.) Barneby. . Image Available.
Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens
shorttooth Canadian milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis. . Image Available.
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis
Canadian milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus canadensis L. var. mortonii (Nutt.) S. Watson. .
Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii
Morton's Canadian milkvetch
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Astragalus canadensis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Astragalus L. – milkvetch
Species Astragalus canadensis L. – Canadian milkvetch
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus canadensis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Canada milkvetch              Endangered
Michigan:
Canadian milk-vetch              Threatened
Vermont:
Canadian milk-vetch              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Astragalus canadensis L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FAC FAC FAC+ FACU FACU FAC NO FACW FACW- FAC NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus canadensis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25451.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Astragalus canadensis L.

Canada-Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility

IL-Illinois State Museum

IL-Prairie Restoration (Eastern Illinois University)

IL-Prairie Wildflowers of Illinois

ILDIS-Species Abstract

MN-University of Minnesota Herbarium Image

MO-Missouri Plants

NC-Plant Fact Sheets (NCSU)

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA NRCS Plant Materials

USDI GS-Wildflowers of North Dakota Grasslands

WA-Marion Ownbey Hebarium Image (WSU)

 
 
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