PLANTS Profile for Astragalus tenellus (looseflower milkvetch)

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Astragalus tenellus Pursh
looseflower milkvetch

Symbol:

ASTE5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Astragalus tenellus Pursh

Homalobus tenellus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 386. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus tenellus Pursh

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Synonyms:
Astragalus tenellus Pursh

	ASTES	Astragalus tenellus Pursh var. strigulosus (Rydb.) F.J. Herm.
	HOTE5	Homalobus tenellus (Pursh) Britton

Distribution:
Astragalus tenellus Pursh


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

Related Taxa:
Astragalus tenellus Pursh

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus tenellus Pursh

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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 tenellus Pursh – looseflower milkvetch

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Astragalus tenellus Pursh

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25696.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 08:13 PM CDT