PLANTS Profile for Astragalus collinus (hillside milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don
hillside milkvetch

Symbol:

ASCO7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don

Sheri Hagwood. Bureau of Land Management. United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. June 17, 2003. Usage Requirements.

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Distribution:
Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don


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USA (ID, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don var. collinus. .

Astragalus collinus var. collinus
hillside milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don var. laurentii (Rydb.) Barneby. .

Astragalus collinus var. laurentii
Laurent's milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don

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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 collinus Douglas ex G. Don – hillside milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don

The related entity italicized and indented below is 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.

Oregon:
Astragalus collinus var. laurentii
Lawrence milk-vetch		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25470.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 01:49 AM CDT