PLANTS Profile for Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis (Canadian milkvetch)

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Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
Canadian milkvetch

Symbol:

ASCAC6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

Astragalus carolinianus

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NV, Elko Co. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

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Synonyms:
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

	ASCAC7	Astragalus canadensis L. var. carolinianus (L.) M.E. Jones
	ASCAL	Astragalus canadensis L. var. longilobus Fassett
	ASCA29	Astragalus carolinianus L.
	ASHA9	Astragalus halei Rydb.

Distribution:
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus, 3 varieties in Astragalus canadensis L.

Classification:
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

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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 canadensis L. – Canadian milkvetch
Variety	Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis – Canadian milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

The related entities italicized 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.

Maryland:
Astragalus canadensis
Canada milkvetch		Endangered
Michigan:
Astragalus canadensis
Canadian milk-vetch		Threatened
Vermont:
Astragalus canadensis
Canadian milk-vetch		Threatened

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 canadensis L. var. canadensis

Astragalus canadensis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FACU

FAC

FACW

FACW-

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 192395.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 05:25 PM CDT