PLANTS Profile for Astragalus miser (timber milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.
timber milkvetch

Symbol:

ASMI9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.

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Distribution:
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Astragalus miser var. crispatus
timber milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. decumbens
prostrate milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. hylophilus
woody milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. miser
timber milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius
timber milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. praeteritus
Yellowstone milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. serotinus
timber milkvetch

Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius
timber milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.

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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 miser Douglas ex Hook. – timber milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25584.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 11/02/2008 02:08 PM MST