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Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.
freckled milkvetch
       
Symbol:   ASLE8  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:   Annual
Biennial
Perennial 		 
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb
Shrub
Subshrub 		 
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.

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Distribution:
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. albifolius M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. albifolius
northern freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. ambiguus Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. ambiguus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. antonius Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. antonius
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. australis Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. australis
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. borreganus M.E. Jones. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus
Borrego milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. chartaceus M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus
broadleaf milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. coachellae Barneby ex Shreve & Wiggins. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae
Coachella milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. diphysus (A. Gray) M.E. Jones. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. floribundus A. Gray. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. floribundus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. fremontii (A. Gray ex Torr.) S. Watson. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii
Fremont's milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. higginsii S.L. Welsh & Thorne. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. higginsii
Higgins' milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. idriensis M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. idriensis
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. ineptus (A. Gray) M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. ineptus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. kennedyi (Rydb.) Barneby. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. kennedyi
Kennedy's milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. kernensis (Jeps.) Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis
Kern milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. latus (M.E. Jones) M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. lentiginosus. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. lentiginosus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. maricopae Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. maricopae
Maricopa milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. micans Barneby. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. micans
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. nigricalycis M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. nigricalycis
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. oropedii Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. oropedii
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. palans (M.E. Jones) M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. piscinensis Barneby. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis
Fish Slough milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. pohlii S.L. Welsh & Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. pohlii
Pohil's milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. salinus (Howell) Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. salinus
salty loco milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. scorpionis M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. scorpionis
scorpion milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. semotus Jeps.. . Image Available.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. semotus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. sesquimetralis (Rydb.) Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sesquimetralis
Sodaville milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. sierrae M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae
Sierra milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. stramineus (Rydb.) Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. stramineus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. trumbullensis S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. trumbullensis
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. variabilis Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. vitreus Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. vitreus
freckled milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. wilsonii (Greene) Barneby. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. wilsonii
Wilson's milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. var. yuccanus M.E. Jones. .
Astragalus lentiginosus var. yuccanus
yucca milkvetch
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Classification:
Astragalus lentiginosus 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 lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. – freckled milkvetch
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.

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 lentiginosus var. coachellae
Coachella Valley milk-vetch              Endangered
Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis
Fish Slough milk-vetch              Threatened
California:
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sesquimetralis
Sodaville milk-vetch              Endangered
Nevada:
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sesquimetralis
Sodaville milkvetch              Fully Protected
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NI NI NI NI NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25559.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
 
 
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