PLANTS Profile for Astragalus albens (cushenbury milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus albens Greene
cushenbury milkvetch

Symbol:

ASAL4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Mark W. Skinner. United States, CA, San Bernardino Co., Cushenbury Grade. April 27, 1990. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Distribution:
Astragalus albens Greene


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus albens Greene

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus albens Greene

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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 albens Greene – cushenbury milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus albens Greene

This plant is 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.

United States:
Cushenbury milk-vetch		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus albens Greene

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25406.

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

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 11:27 PM CDT