PLANTS Profile for Astragalus episcopus (bishop's milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus episcopus S. Watson
bishop's milkvetch

Symbol:

ASEP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

More Information:

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Astragalus episcopus S. Watson

Distribution:
Astragalus episcopus S. Watson


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USA (AZ, NM, UT)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus episcopus S. Watson

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

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Classification:
Astragalus episcopus S. Watson

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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 episcopus S. Watson – bishop's milkvetch

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Astragalus episcopus S. Watson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25507.

Time Generated: 11/05/2008 12:21 AM MST