PLANTS Profile for Astragalus robbinsii (Robbins' milkvetch)

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Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray
Robbins' milkvetch

Symbol:

ASRO

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 robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

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

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Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

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Distribution:
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray


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USA (AK, CO, ID, ME, MT, NH, NM, NV, OR, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, NF, NS, QC, YT)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 420 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. alpiniformis (Rydb.) Barneby ex C.L. Hitchc.. .

Astragalus robbinsii var. alpiniformis
Robbins' milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. fernaldii (Rydb.) Barneby. .

Astragalus robbinsii var. fernaldii
Fernald's milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. harringtonii (Rydb.) Barneby. .

Astragalus robbinsii var. harringtonii
Harold's milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. jesupii Eggl. & Sheldon. .

Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupii
Jesup's milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. minor (Hook.) Barneby. . Image Available.

Astragalus robbinsii var. minor
Robbins' milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. occidentalis S. Watson. . Image Available.

Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis
western milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray var. robbinsii. .

Astragalus robbinsii var. robbinsii
Robbins' milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

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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 robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray – Robbins' milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized 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 robbinsii var. jesupii
Jesup's milk-vetch		Endangered
Maine:
Robbin's milk-vetch		Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupii
Jesups' milk-vetch		Endangered
Vermont:
Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupii
Jesup's milk-vetch		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 robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC+

UPL

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25661.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:50 PM CST