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Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray
twogrooved milkvetch

       
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Line Drawing of Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 380. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray

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Distribution:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, UT, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray var. bisulcatus. .
Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus
twogrooved milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray var. haydenianus (A. Gray) Barneby. .
Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus
Hayden's milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray var. major (M.E. Jones) S.L. Welsh. .
Astragalus bisulcatus var. major
twogrooved milkvetch
Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray var. nevadensis (M.E. Jones) Barneby. .
Astragalus bisulcatus var. nevadensis
Nevada milkvetch
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Classification:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) 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 bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray – twogrooved milkvetch
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray

twogrooved 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.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) 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 25438.

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

 
 
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