PLANTS Profile for Astragalus alpinus var. brunetianus (alpine milkvetch)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald
alpine milkvetch

Symbol:

ASALB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

See all the Astragalus thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

ASALL

Astragalus alpinus L. var. labradoricus (DC.) Fernald

Native Status:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (ME, NH, VT), CAN (NB, NF, QC)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus, 2 varieties in Astragalus alpinus L.

Classification:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 alpinus L. – alpine milkvetch
Variety	Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald – alpine milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Maine:
Astragalus alpinus
alpine milk-vetch		Special Concern
Minnesota:
Astragalus alpinus
alpine milk-vetch		Endangered
Wisconsin:
Astragalus alpinus
alpine milkvetch		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

Astragalus alpinus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FACU

FAC

FAC-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus alpinus L. var. brunetianus Fernald

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192326.

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 07:37 AM CDT