PLANTS Profile for Astragalus spatulatus (tufted milkvetch)

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Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon
tufted milkvetch

Symbol:

ASSP6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon

Homalobus caespitosus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 386. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon

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Synonyms:
Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon

	ASCA13	Astragalus caespitosus (Nutt.) A. Gray
	ASSPU	Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon var. uniflorus (Rydb.) Barneby
	HOCA7	Homalobus caespitosus Nutt.
	ORCA7	Orophaca caespitosa (Nutt.) Britton

Distribution:
Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon


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

Related Taxa:
Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon

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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 spatulatus Sheldon – tufted milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25687.

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

Time Generated: 11/05/2008 09:47 AM MST