PLANTS Profile for Astragalus tetrapterus (fourwing milkvetch)

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PLANTS Profile

Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray
fourwing milkvetch

Symbol:

ASTE10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Astragalus cinerascens

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Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray

	ASCI7	Astragalus cinerascens (Rydb.) Tidestr.
	ASTEC2	Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray var. capricornus M.E. Jones
	ASTEC3	Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray var. cinerascens (Rydb.) Barneby

Distribution:
Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray


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Related Taxa:
Astragalus tetrapterus A. Gray

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 421 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus tetrapterus 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 tetrapterus A. Gray – fourwing milkvetch

More Accounts and Images:
Astragalus tetrapterus 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 25701.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 01:58 AM CDT