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Fabaceae
Astragalus

Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapman. Common name: Tennessee Ground-plum. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Calcareous glades. Distribution: TN, n. AL, n. IL (and formerly c. IN, and possibly MO).

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Section: Tennesseenses.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.2, Il, K4, SE3, Tn, Barneby (1964), Isely (1998); >< Astragalus plattensis Nutt. — F; >< Astragalus tennessensis — F; >< Geoprumnon plattense (Nutt.) Rydb. — S, S13; > Geoprumnon tennesseense (A.Gray ex Chapm.) Rydb. — S, S13. Basionym: Astragalus tennesseensis A.Gray ex Chapm. 1860

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

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