PLANTS Profile for Astragalus kentrophyta (spiny milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray
spiny milkvetch

Symbol:

ASKE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Sheri Hagwood. Bureau of Land Management. United States, ID, Bureau of Land Management Jarbidge Resource Area. June 16, 2006. Usage Requirements.

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Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray

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Distribution:
Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray

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

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. coloradoensis M.E. Jones. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. coloradoensis
Colorado spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. danaus (Barneby) Barneby. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. danaus
spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. douglasii Barneby. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. douglasii
Douglas' spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. elatus S. Watson. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. elatus
tall spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. jessiae (M. Peck) Barneby. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. jessiae
spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. kentrophyta. . Image Available.

Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta
spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. neomexicanus (Barneby) Barneby. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. neomexicanus
New Mexico spiny milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. tegetarius (S. Watson) Dorn. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius
mat milkvetch

Distribution of Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. ungulatus M.E. Jones. .

Astragalus kentrophyta var. ungulatus
spiny milkvetch

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray

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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 kentrophyta A. Gray – spiny milkvetch

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray

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.

Washington:
Astragalus kentrophyta var. douglasii
thistle milk-vetch		Possibly Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25553.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 10:31 AM CDT