PLANTS Profile for Astragalus americanus (American milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones
American milkvetch

Symbol:

ASAM3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

Astragalus frigidus

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

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Synonyms:
Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

	ASFR4	Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray p.p.
	ASFRA	Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray var. americanus (Hook.) S. Watson
	ASFRG	Astragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray var. gaspensis (Rouss.) Fernald
	PHAM10	Phaca americana (Hook.) Rydb. ex Small

Distribution:
Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones


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USA (AK, CO, MT, SD, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 420 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

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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 americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones – American milkvetch

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25412.

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

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

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