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Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.
Missouri milkvetch

       
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Photo of Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.
©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.

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Distribution:
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.

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USA (CO, IA, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. var. amphibolus Barneby. .
Astragalus missouriensis var. amphibolus
Missouri milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. var. humistratus Isely. .
Astragalus missouriensis var. humistratus
Missouri milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. var. mimetes Barneby. .
Astragalus missouriensis var. mimetes
horn loco milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. var. missouriensis. .
Astragalus missouriensis var. missouriensis
Missouri milkvetch
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.

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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 missouriensis Nutt. – Missouri milkvetch
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.

Missouri milkvetch

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25585.

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

 
 
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