PLANTS Profile for Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior (prairie milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh
prairie milkvetch

Symbol:

ASLAR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh

Astragalus striatus

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, WY, Torrington. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh

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Synonyms:
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh

	ASAD11	Astragalus adsurgens Pall.
	ASADR2	Astragalus adsurgens Pall. ssp. robustior (Hook.) S.L. Welsh
	ASADR	Astragalus adsurgens Pall. var. robustior Hook.
	ASST82	Astragalus striatus Nutt.
	ASSU11	Astragalus sulphurescens Rydb.

Distribution:
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh


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USA (AK, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus, 2 varieties in Astragalus laxmannii Jacq.

Classification:
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh

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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 laxmannii Jacq. – Laxmann's milkvetch
Variety	Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh – prairie milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L. Welsh

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566195.

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

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 12:39 AM CDT