PLANTS Profile for Astragalus gilviflorus var. gilviflorus (plains milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus
plains milkvetch

Symbol:

ASGIG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus

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Synonyms:
Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus

	ASTR12	Astragalus triphyllus Pursh
	ORTR3	Orophaca triphylla Isely, nom. illeg.

Distribution:
Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus


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USA (CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, OK, SD, UT, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus, 2 varieties in Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon

Classification:
Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus

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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 gilviflorus Sheldon – plains milkvetch
Variety	Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus – plains milkvetch

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Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. gilviflorus

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192511.

Time Generated: 11/05/2008 09:28 PM MST