PLANTS Profile for Astragalus flexuosus (flexile milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don
flexile milkvetch

Symbol:

ASFL2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NM, Parsons. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don

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Distribution:
Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don


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USA (AZ, CO, IA, KS, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, SD, UT, WY), CAN (AB, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus flexuosus 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 flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don var. diehlii (M.E. Jones) Barneby. .

Astragalus flexuosus var. diehlii
Diehl's milkvetch

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

Astragalus flexuosus var. flexuosus
flexile milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don var. greenei (A. Gray) Barneby. .

Astragalus flexuosus var. greenei
Greene's milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus flexuosus 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 flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don – flexile milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus flexuosus 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 25517.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 07:47 AM CDT