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Fabaceae
Astragalus

not marked as a favorite taxon Astragalus Linnaeus. Common name: Milkvetch, Locoweed.

Key to Astragalus

A genus of about 3000 species, herbs (annual, biennial, and perennial) and suffruticose shrubs, most diverse in arid regions of w. North America and w. and c. Asia. The habitats of the southeastern species may be characterized as rocky or sandy, “relictual islands” of aridity in the generally moist landscape of eastern North America.

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References: Barneby (1964); Isely (1998); Welsh (2023b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023b). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Astragalus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Astragalus© Bruce A. Sorrie | Astragalus michauxii | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Astragalus© Sonnia Hill | Astragalus soxmaniorum | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Astragalus© Sonnia Hill | Astragalus soxmaniorum | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Astragalus© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell | Astragalus obcordatus source | Original Image ⭷

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