PLANTS Profile for Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus (groundplum milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus
groundplum milkvetch

Symbol:

ASCRC3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

Astragalus caryocarpus

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, SD, Newell, S. of. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

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Synonyms:
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

	ASCA28	Astragalus caryocarpus Ker Gawl.
	ASSU12	Astragalus succulentus Richardson
	GECR5	Geoprumnon crassicarpum (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Small
	GESU	Geoprumnon succulentum (Richardson) Rydb.

Distribution:
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus


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USA (AR, CO, IA, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus, 5 varieties in Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.

Classification:
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

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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 crassicarpus Nutt. – groundplum milkvetch
Variety	Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus – groundplum milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

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Wisconsin:
Astragalus crassicarpus
ground-plum		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192431.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 11/07/2008 02:17 AM MST