PLANTS Profile for Astragalus tener (alkali milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus tener A. Gray
alkali milkvetch

Symbol:

ASTE6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Astragalus tener A. Gray

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Distribution:
Astragalus tener A. Gray


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus tener A. Gray

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

Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae
Ferris' milkvetch

Astragalus tener var. tener
alkali milkvetch

Astragalus tener var. titi
coastal dunes milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus tener A. Gray

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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 tener A. Gray – alkali milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus tener A. Gray

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Unites States:
Astragalus tener var. titi
coastal dunes milk-vetch		Endangered
California:
Astragalus tener var. titi
coastal dunes milk-vetch		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Astragalus tener A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus tener A. Gray

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25697.

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

Time Generated: 10/30/2008 03:03 AM MDT