PLANTS Profile for Astragalus racemosus (cream milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus racemosus Pursh
cream milkvetch

Symbol:

ASRA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus racemosus Pursh

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Distribution:
Astragalus racemosus Pursh


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

Related Taxa:
Astragalus racemosus Pursh

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

Astragalus racemosus var. longisetus
cream milkvetch

Astragalus racemosus var. racemosus
cream milkvetch

Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei
Trelease's milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus racemosus Pursh

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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 racemosus Pursh – cream milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus racemosus Pursh

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25650.

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

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

Time Generated: 11/04/2008 12:37 AM MST