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not marked as a favorite taxon Astragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F.J. Hermann. Common name: Sandhill Milkvetch, Michaux's Milkvetch. Phenology: Late Apr-Jun; Jun-Oct (and persisting). Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, in loamy, clayey, or sandy areas. Distribution: Sc. North Carolina south through South Carolina to Georgia, a Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic (reports from Alabama and Florida are in error).

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Section: Michauxiani.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: "The Michaux milk-vetch is greatly isolated from any member of the genus morphologically similar" (Barneby 1964).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.2, K1, K4, RAB, SE3, Barneby (1964), Isely (1998); = Astragalus apilosus E. Sheldon; = Astragalus glaber Michx., nom. illeg.; = Tium apilosum (E.Sheld.) Small — S13; = Tium michauxii (Kuntze) Rydb. — S. Basionym: Tragacantha michauxii Kuntze 1891 "Urbasionym:" Astragalus glaber Michx. 1802

Links to other floras: = Astragalus michauxii - FNA11.2

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image #1 of Astragalus michauxii© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Astragalus michauxii© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Astragalus michauxii© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Astragalus michauxii© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Astragalus michauxii© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Astragalus michauxii© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Astragalus michauxii© Will Stuart | Original Image ⭷
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