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Astragalus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 25392

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): astragales [French]
  
    astragalus spp.
 
    locoweed
 
    locoweed species
 
    milkvetch
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassRosidae   
                OrderFabales   
                   FamilyFabaceae   
                      GenusAstragalus L. -- astragales, astragalus spp., locoweed, locoweed species, milkvetch  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Astragalus insularis var. insularis Kellogg -- Cedros milkvetch 
                         Variety Astragalus robbinsii var. fernaldii (Rydb.) Barneby -- astragale de Robbins variété de Fernald, Fernald's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus accidens S. Wats. -- Rogue River milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus accumbens Sheldon -- Zuni milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ackermanii Barneby -- Ackerman's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus acutirostris S. Wats. -- sharpkeel milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus adanus A. Nels. -- Boise milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus adsurgens Pallas  
                         Species Astragalus adsurgens Pallas -- standing milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus aequalis Clokey -- Clokey's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus agnicidus Barneby -- Humboldt County milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus agrestis Dougl. ex G. Don -- cock's-head, field milkvetch, purple milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus albens Greene -- Cushenbury milk-vetch, cushenbury milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus albulus Woot. & Standl. -- cibola milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus allochrous Gray -- halfmoon milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus alpinus L. -- alpine milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus altus Woot. & Standl. -- tall milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus alvordensis M.E. Jones -- Alvord milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus amblytropis Barneby -- Challis milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones -- american milk-vetch, American milkvetch, astragale d'Amérique 
                         Species Astragalus amnis-amissi Barneby ex C.L. Hitchc. -- Custer milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus amphioxys Gray -- Crescent milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ampullarius S. Wats. -- gumbo milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus andersonii Gray -- Anderson's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus anisus M.E. Jones -- Gunnison milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus anserinus Atwood, Goodrich & Welsh -- Goose Creek milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus anxius Meinke & Kaye -- troubled milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus applegatei M.E. Peck -- Applegate's milk-vetch, Applegate's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus aquilonius (Barneby) Barneby -- Lemhi milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus aretioides (M.E. Jones) Barneby -- cushion milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus argophyllus Nutt. -- silver-leaf milkvetch, silverleaf milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus aridus Gray -- annual desert milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus arizonicus Gray -- Arizona locoweed, Arizona milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus arrectus Gray -- Palouse milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus arthurii M.E. Jones -- waha milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus asclepiadoides M.E. Jones -- milkweed milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus asymmetricus Sheldon -- San Joaquin milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus atratus S. Wats. -- mourning milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus atropubescens Coult. & Fisher -- hangingpod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus austiniae Gray ex Brewer & S. Wats. -- Austin's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. -- Indian milk-vetch, Indian milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus barrii Barneby -- Barr's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus beathii C.L. Porter -- beath milkvetch, Beath's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus beatleyae Barneby -- Beatley's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus beckwithii Torr. & Gray -- Beckwith's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus bernardinus M.E. Jones -- lesser threekeel milkvetch, San Bernardino milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus bibullatus Barneby & Bridges -- guthrie's ground-plum, limestone glade milkvetch, Pyne's ground-plum 
                         Species Astragalus bicristatus Gray -- twocrested milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray -- two groove milkvetch, two-groove milkvetch, twogroove milkvetch, twogrooved milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus bodinii Sheldon -- Bodin's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus bolanderi Gray -- Bolander's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus bourgovii Gray -- Bourgov's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus brandegeei Porter -- Brandegee's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus brauntonii Parish -- Braunton's milk-vetch, Braunton's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus brazoensis Buckl. -- Brazos milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus breweri Gray -- Brewer's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus californicus (Gray) Greene -- Klamath Basin milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus callithrix Barneby -- Callaway milkvetch, Callaway's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus calycosus Torr. ex S. Wats. -- matted poison milkvetch, mattedmilkvetch, Torrey's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus camptopus Barneby -- Bruneau milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus canadensis L. -- Canada milkvetch, Canadian milk-vetch, Canadian milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus caricinus (M.E. Jones) Barneby -- buckwheat milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus casei Gray ex Brewer & S. Wats. -- Case's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus castaneiformis S. Wats. -- chestnut milk-vetch, chestnut milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus castetteri Barneby -- Castetter's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ceramicus Sheldon -- painted milk-vetch, painted milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cerussatus Sheldon -- powdery milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus chamaeleuce Gray -- cicada milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus chamaemeniscus Barneby -- ground-crescent milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus chinensis L. f. -- Chinese milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus chloodes Barneby -- grass milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus chuskanus Barneby & Spellenberg -- San Juan milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cibarius Sheldon -- browse milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cicer L. -- cicer milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cimae M.E. Jones -- cima milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus claranus Jepson -- Clara Hunt's milk-vetch, Napa milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus clevelandii Greene -- Cleveland's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cobrensis Gray -- copper mine milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus coccineus Brandeg. -- scarlet milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus collinus (Hook.) Dougl. ex G. Don -- hillside milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus coltonii M.E. Jones -- Colton's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus columbianus Barneby -- Columbian milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus congdonii S. Wats. -- Congdon's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus conjunctus S. Wats. -- Idaho milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus consobrinus (Barneby) Welsh -- Bicknell's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus contortuplicatus L. -- Hungarian milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus convallarius Greene -- lesser rushy milkvetch, timber milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cottonii M.E. Jones -- Cotton's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. -- ground-plum, groundplum milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cremnophylax Barneby -- sentry milk-vetch, sentry milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cronquistii Barneby -- Cronquist's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus crotalariae (Benth.) Gray -- Salton milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus curtipes Gray -- Morro milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus curvicarpus (Heller) J.F. Macbr. -- curvepod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cusickii Gray -- Cusick's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cyaneus Gray -- cyanic milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus cymboides M.E. Jones -- canoe milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus deanei (Rydb.) Barneby -- Deane's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus debequaeus Welsh -- Debeque milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus desereticus Barneby -- deseret milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus desperatus M.E. Jones -- rimrock milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus deterior (Barneby) Barneby -- Cliff Palace milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus detritalis M.E. Jones -- debris milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus diaphanus Dougl. ex Hook. -- transparent milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus didymocarpus Hook. & Arn. -- dwarf white milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus distortus Torr. & Gray -- bentpod milkvetch, Ozark milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus diversifolius Gray -- locoweed, meadow milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & Gray) Gray -- Jacumba milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus drabelliformis Barneby -- bastard draba milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus drummondii Dougl. ex Hook. -- Drummond milkvetch, Drummond's milk-vetch, Drummond's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus duchesnensis M.E. Jones -- Duchesne milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus eastwoodiae M.E. Jones -- Eastwood's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus edulis Durieu ex Bunge -- milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus egglestonii (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles -- Eggleston's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus emoryanus (Rydb.) Cory -- emory milkvetch, Emory's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus endopterus (Barneby) Barneby -- sandbar milk-vetch, sandbar milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ensiformis M.E. Jones -- pagumpa milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus episcopus S. Wats. -- bishop's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon -- hermit milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ertterae Barneby & Shevock -- Walker Pass milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus eucosmus B. Rob.  
                         Species Astragalus eucosmus B.L. Robins. -- elegant milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus eurekensis M.E. Jones -- Eureka milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus eurylobus (Barneby) Barneby -- Needle Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus falcatus Lam. -- Russian milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus feensis M.E. Jones -- Santa Fe milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus filipes Torr. ex Gray -- basalt milkvetch, threadstalk milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus flavus Nutt. -- yellow milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus flexuosus (Hook.) Dougl. ex G. Don -- flexile milkvetch, pliant milk-vetch, pliant milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus fucatus Barneby -- Hopi milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus funereus M.E. Jones -- black woolypod, Funeral Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gambelianus Sheldon -- Gambel's dwarf milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus geyeri Gray -- Geyer's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gibbsii Kellogg -- Gibb's milkvetch, Gibbs' milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus giganteus S. Wats. -- giant loco, giant milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gilensis Greene -- Gila milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gilmanii Tidestrom -- Gilman's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon -- plains milk-vetch, plains milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus glycyphyllos L. -- licorice milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gracilis Nutt. -- Milkvetch, slender milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus grayi Parry ex S. Wats. -- Gray's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gummifer Labill. -- gum tragacanth milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus gypsodes Barneby -- gyp milkvetch, gypsum milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hallii Gray -- Hall milkvetch, Hall's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hamiltonii C.L. Porter -- Hamilton's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hamosus L. -- milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus harrisonii Barneby -- Harrison's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hartwegii Benth. -- Hartweg's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus holmgreniorum Barneby -- Paradox milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hoodianus T.J. Howell -- Hood River milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hornii Gray -- Horn's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus howellii Gray -- Howell's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus humillimus Gray -- mancos milk-vetch, Mancos milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus humistratus Gray -- ground-cover milkvetch, groundcover milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hyalinus M.E. Jones -- summer milk-vetch, summer milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus hypoxylus S. Wats. -- Huachuca Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus inflexus Dougl. ex Hook. -- bent milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus insularis Kellogg -- Cedros milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus inversus M.E. Jones -- Susanville milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus inyoensis Sheldon -- Inyo milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus iodanthus S. Wats. -- Humboldt River milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus iodopetalus (Rydb.) Barneby -- violet milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus iselyi Welsh -- Isely's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus jaegerianus Munz -- Lane Mountain milk-vetch, Lane Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus jejunus S. Wats. -- starveling milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus johannis-howellii Barneby -- Long Valley milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus kentrophyta Gray -- spiny milk-vetch, spiny milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus kerrii Knight & Cully -- Kerr's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus knightii Barneby -- Knight's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lackschewitzii Lavin & H. Marriott -- Lackschewitz's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. -- Laxmann's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus layneae Greene -- widow's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus leibergii M.E. Jones -- Leiberg's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lemmonii Gray -- Lemmon's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lentiformis Gray ex Brewer & S. Wats. -- lens pod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lentiginosus Dougl. ex Hook. -- freckled milkvetch, specklepod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus leptaleus Gray -- park milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus leptocarpus Torr. & Gray -- rare loco milkvetch, slimpod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus leucolobus S. Wats. ex M.E. Jones -- Bear Valley milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus limnocharis Barneby -- Cedar Breaks milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lindheimeri Engelm. ex Gray -- lindheimer milkvetch, Lindheimer's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus linifolius Osterhout -- Grand Junction milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus loanus Barneby -- Glenwood milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lonchocarpus Torr. -- great rushy milkvetch, rushy milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lotiflorus Hook. -- lotus milk-vetch, lotus milkvetch, Low milkvetch, Milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lutosus M.E. Jones -- Dragon milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus lyallii Gray -- Lyall's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus macrodon (Hook. & Arn.) Gray -- Salinas milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus magdalenae Greene  
                         Species Astragalus magdalenae Greene -- satiny milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus malacoides Barneby -- Kaiparowits milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus malacus Gray -- shaggy milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus megacarpus (Nutt.) Gray -- bladdery milkvetch, great bladdery milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F.J. Herm. -- sandhills milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus microcymbus Barneby -- skiff milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus microcystis Gray -- dwarf milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus micromerius Barneby -- Chaco milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus miguelensis Greene -- San Miguel milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus minthorniae (Rydb.) Jepson -- Minthorn's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus misellus S. Wats. -- pauper milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus miser Dougl. -- timber milkvetch, weedy milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. -- Missouri milk-vetch, Missouri milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus moencoppensis M.E. Jones -- Moenkopi milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus mohavensis S. Wats. -- Mojave milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus mokiacensis Gray -- Mokiak milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus mollissimus Torr. -- purple locoweed, woolly loco, woolly locoweed, woolly milkvetch, wooly loco, wooly locoweed 
                         Species Astragalus molybdenus Barneby -- Leadville milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus monoensis Barneby -- Mono milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus monumentalis Barneby -- Monument Valley milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus mulfordiae M.E. Jones -- Mulford's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus musiniensis M.E. Jones -- Ferron's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus naturitensis Payson -- Naturita milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus neglectus (Torr. & Gray) Sheldon -- Cooper's milk-vetch, Cooper's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nelsonianus Barneby -- Nelson's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus neomexicanus Woot. & Standl. -- New Mexico milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nevinii Gray -- San Clemente Island milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus newberryi Gray -- Newberry's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nidularius Barneby -- birdnest milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nothoxys Gray -- sheep milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nudisiliquus A. Nels. -- cobblestone milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nutans M.E. Jones -- Providence Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nutriosensis Sanderson -- Apache milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nuttallianus DC. -- Nuttall milkvetch, smallflowered milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nuttallii (Torr. & Gray) J.T. Howell -- Nuttall's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nutzotinensis Rouss. -- Nutzotin milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus nyensis Barneby -- Nye milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus obcordatus Ell. -- Florida milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus obscurus S. Wats. -- arcane milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus oniciformis Barneby -- Picabo milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus oocalycis M.E. Jones -- Arboles milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus oocarpus Gray -- Descanso milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus oophorus S. Wats. -- egg milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus oreganus Nutt. -- Oregon milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus osterhoutii M.E. Jones -- Kremmling milkvetch, osterhout milk-vetch 
                         Species Astragalus oxyphysus Gray -- Mt. Diablo milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pachypus Greene -- thickpod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus palmeri Gray -- Palmer's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus panamintensis Sheldon -- Panamint milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pardalinus (Rydb.) Barneby -- panther milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus parryi Gray -- Parry's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pattersonii Gray -- Patterson milkvetch, Patterson's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pauperculus Greene -- depauperate milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus paysonii (Rydb.) Barneby -- Payson's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus peckii Piper -- Peck's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pectinatus (Hook.) Dougl. ex G. Don -- narrowleaf milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus perianus Barneby -- Rydberg's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus phoenix Barneby -- ash meadows milk-vetch, Ash Meadows milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pictiformis Barneby -- Guadalupe milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pinonis M.E. Jones -- pinyon milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus piscator Barneby & Welsh -- Fisher milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus piutensis Barneby & Mabberley -- Sevier milkvetch, Sevier's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus plattensis Nutt. -- Platte milkvetch, Platte River milk-vetch, Platte River milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus platytropis Gray -- broadkeel milkvetch, broadkeeled milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pleianthus (Shinners) Isely -- Edwards Plateau milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus polaris Benth. -- polar milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pomonensis M.E. Jones -- Pomona milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus porrectus S. Wats. -- Lahontan milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus praelongus Sheldon -- stinking milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus preussii Gray -- Preuss' milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus proimanthus Barneby -- precocious milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus proximus (Rydb.) Woot. & Standl. -- Aztec milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pseudiodanthus Barneby -- Tonopah milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pterocarpus S. Wats. -- wing milkvetch, winged milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pubentissimus Torr. & Gray -- Green River milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pulsiferae Gray -- Ames' milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus puniceus Osterhout -- Trinidad milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus purshii Dougl. ex Hook. -- Pursh loco, Pursh's milk-vetch, Pursh's milkvetch, woollypod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus pycnostachyus Gray -- marsh milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus racemosus Pursh -- Alkali poisonvetch, cream milk-vetch, cream milkvetch, creamy loco 
                         Species Astragalus rafaelensis M.E. Jones -- San Rafael milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus rattanii Gray -- Rattan's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ravenii Barneby -- Raven's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus recurvus Greene -- recurved milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus reflexus Torr. & Gray -- drooping milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus remotus (M.E. Jones) Barneby -- Spring Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus reventiformis (Rydb.) Barneby -- Yakima milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus reventus Gray -- Blue Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus riparius Barneby -- woodyroot milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus ripleyi Barneby -- Ripley's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) Gray -- Robbins' milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus rusbyi Greene -- Rusby's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sabulonum Gray -- gravel milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sabulosus M.E. Jones -- Cisco milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus salmonis M.E. Jones -- Trout Creek milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus saurinus Barneby -- Dinosaur milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus scaphoides (M.E. Jones) Rydb. -- Bitterroot milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus schmolliae C.L. Porter -- Schmoll's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sclerocarpus Gray -- woodypod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus scopulorum Porter -- Rocky Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sepultipes (Barneby) Barneby -- Lone Pine milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus serenoi (Kuntze) Sheldon -- naked milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sericoleucus Gray -- silky milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus serpens M.E. Jones -- plateau milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats. -- sandstone milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sheldonii (Rydb.) Barneby -- Sheldon's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus shevockii Barneby -- Little Kern milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus shortianus Nutt. -- Short's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus siliceus Barneby -- Flint Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus simplicifolius (Nutt.) Gray -- little bun milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sinuatus Piper -- Whited's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus solitarius M.E. Peck -- solitary milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sophoroides M.E. Jones -- painted desert milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus soxmaniorum Lundell -- Soxman's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus spaldingii Gray -- Spalding's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus sparsiflorus Gray -- Front Range milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus spatulatus Sheldon -- tufted milk-vetch, tufted milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus speirocarpus Gray -- threadstalk milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus straturensis M.E. Jones -- Pine Valley milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus striatiflorus M.E. Jones -- escarpment milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus subcinereus Gray -- Silver's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus subvestitus (Jepson) Barneby -- Kern County milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus succumbens Dougl. ex Hook. -- Columbia milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tegetarioides M.E. Jones -- bastard milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tenellus Pursh -- loose-flower milk-vetch, looseflower milkvetch, pulse milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tener Gray -- alkali milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tennesseensis Gray ex Chapman -- Tennessee milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tephrodes Gray -- ashen milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus terminalis S. Wats. -- railhead milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tetrapterus Gray -- four-wing milkvetch, fourwing milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus thurberi Gray -- Thurber's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tibetanus Benth. ex Bunge -- Tibet milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tidestromii (Rydb.) Clokey -- Tidestrom's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tiehmii Barneby -- Tiehm's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus titanophilus Barneby -- limestone milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus toanus M.E. Jones -- Toano milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus toquimanus Barneby -- Toquima milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tortipes J.L. Anderson & J.M. Porter -- sleeping Ute milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus traskiae Eastw. -- Trask's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tricarinatus Gray -- Triple-ribbed milk-vetch, triplerib milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) Gray -- Santa Barbara milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tridactylicus Gray -- foothill milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus troglodytus S. Wats. -- creeping milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tweedyi Canby -- Tweedy's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus tyghensis M.E. Peck -- Tygh Valley milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus umbellatus Bunge -- tundra milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus umbraticus Sheldon -- Bald Mountain milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus uncialis Barneby -- currant milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus utahensis (Torr.) Torr. & Gray -- Utah locoweed, Utah milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus vaccarum Gray -- Cow Spring milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus vallaris M.E. Jones -- Snake canyon milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus vexilliflexus Sheldon -- bent-flower milk-vetch, bentflower milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus villosus Michx. -- bearded milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus wardii Gray -- Ward's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus waterfallii Barneby -- Waterfall's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus webberi Gray ex Brewer & S. Wats. -- Webber's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus welshii Barneby -- Loa milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus wetherillii M.E. Jones -- Wetherill's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus whitneyi Gray -- balloon milkvetch, balloonpod milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus williamsii Rydb. -- Williams' milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus wingatanus S. Wats. -- Fort Wingate milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus wittmannii Barneby -- Wittmann's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus woodruffii M.E. Jones -- Woodruff's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus wrightii Gray -- Wright's milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus xiphoides (Barneby) Barneby -- gladiator milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus yoder-williamsii Barneby -- Osgood Mountain milkvetch, Osgood Mountains milkvetch 
                         Species Astragalus zionis M.E. Jones -- Zion milkvetch 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Astragalus   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: astragales [French]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Astragalus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Astragalus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Astragalus   
       
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