PLANTS Profile for Astragalus eremiticus (hermit milkvetch)

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Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon
hermit milkvetch

Symbol:

ASER4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Synonym Information:

ASAM14: Plant Guide (pdf) (doc)

Images:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

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Synonyms:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

	ASAM14	Astragalus ampullarioides (S.L. Welsh) S.L. Welsh
	ASERA	Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon var. ampullarioides S.L. Welsh
	ASERM	Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon var. malheurensis (A. Heller) Barneby
	ASERS2	Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon var. spencianus M.E. Jones
	ASMA17	Astragalus malheurensis A. Heller

Distribution:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon


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USA (AZ, ID, NV, OR, UT)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 420 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

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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 eremiticus Sheldon – hermit milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

The synonyms 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.

United States:
Astragalus ampullarioides
Shivwitz milk-vetch		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

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 25508.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 12:12 PM CST