PLANTS Profile for Astragalus pectinatus (narrowleaf milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don
narrowleaf milkvetch

Symbol:

ASPE5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CO, Hugo. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

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Synonyms:
Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

CNPE

Cnemidophacos pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

Distribution:
Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don


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USA (CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

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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 pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don – narrowleaf milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25629.

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 03:35 PM CDT