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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): milkvetch [English]
 
    astragales [French]
 
    locoweed [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderFabales   
                            FamilyFabaceae  – peas, legumes  
                               GenusAstragalus L. – milkvetch, astragales, locoweed  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus accidens S. Watson – Rogue River milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus accumbens E. Sheld. – Zuni milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ackermanii Barneby – Ackerman's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus acutirostris S. Watson – sharpkeel milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus adanus A. Nelson – Boise milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus adsurgens Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus aduncus Willd.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus aequalis Clokey – Clokey's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus agnicidus Barneby – Humboldt County milkvetch, Humboldt milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus agrestis Douglas ex G. Don – purple milkvetch, cock's-head, field milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus albens Greene – Cushenbury milkvetch, Cushenbury milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus albulus Wooton & Standl. – cibola milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus allochrous A. Gray – halfmoon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus alopecuroides L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus alopecurus Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus alpinus L. – alpine milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus altus Wooton & Standl. – tall milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus alvordensis M.E. Jones – Alvord milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus amblytropis Barneby – Challis milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus americanus (Hook.) M.E. Jones – American milkvetch, American milk-vetch, astragale d'Amérique 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus amnis-amissi Barneby – Custer milkvetch, Lost River milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus amphioxys A. Gray – Crescent milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ampullarioides (S.L. Welsh) S.L. Welsh – Shivwits milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ampullarius S. Watson – gumbo milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus andersonii A. Gray – Anderson's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus anemophilus Greene  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus angustifolius Lam.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus anisus M.E. Jones – Gunnison milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus annularis Forssk.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus anserinus N.D. Atwood, Goodrich & S.L. Welsh – Goose Creek milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus applegatei M. Peck – Applegate's milkvetch, Applegate's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus aquilonius (Barneby) Barneby – Lemhi milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus arenarius L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus aretioides (M.E. Jones) Barneby – cushion milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus argophyllus Nutt. – silverleaf milkvetch, silver-leaf milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus aridus A. Gray – annual desert milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus arizonicus A. Gray – Arizona milkvetch, Arizona locoweed 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus arrectus A. Gray – Palouse milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus arthurii M.E. Jones – waha milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus asclepiadoides M.E. Jones – milkweed milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus asotinensis Björk & Fishbein – Asotin milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus asper Jacq.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus asymmetricus E. Sheld. – San Joaquin milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus atratus S. Watson – mourning milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus atropilosulus (Hochst.) Bunge  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus atropubescens J.M. Coult. & Fisher – hangingpod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus atwoodii S.L. Welsh & K.H. Thorne – Duane's milkvetch, Atwood's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus austiniae A. Gray ex W.H. Brewer & S. Watson – Austin's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus australis (L.) Lam. – Indian milkvetch, Indian milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus austriacus Jacq.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus barnebyi S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood – Barneby milk-vetch, Barneby's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus barrii Barneby – Barr's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus beathii Ced. Porter – Beath's milkvetch, Beath milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus beatleyae Barneby – Beatley's milkvetch, Beatley milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus beckwithii Torr. & A. Gray – Beckwith's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bernardinus M.E. Jones – San Bernardino milkvetch, lesser threekeel milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bibullatus Barneby & E.L. Bridges – limestone glade milkvetch, Guthrie's ground-plum, Pyne's ground-plum 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bicristatus A. Gray – twocrested milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray – twogrooved milkvetch, two-groove milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bodinii E. Sheld. – Bodin's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus boeticus L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bolanderi A. Gray – Bolander's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bourgaeanus Coss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bourgovii A. Gray – Bourgov's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus brachycarpus M. Bieb.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus brandegeei Porter – Brandegee's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus brauntonii Parish – Braunton's milkvetch, Braunton's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus brazoensis Buckley – Brazos milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus breweri A. Gray – Brewer's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bryogenes Barneby  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus bungeanus Boiss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus californicus (A. Gray) Greene – Klamath Basin milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus callithrix Barneby – Calloway milk-vetch, Callaway's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus calycinus M. Bieb.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus calycosus Torr. ex S. Watson – Torrey's milkvetch, matted poison milkvetch, mattedmilkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus camptopus Barneby – Bruneau milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus campylorrhynchus Fisch. & C.A. Mey.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus canadensis L. – Canadian milkvetch, Canada milkvetch, Canadian milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus captiosus Boriss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus caraganae Fisch. & C.A. Mey.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus caricinus (M.E. Jones) Barneby – buckwheat milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus carminis Barneby  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus casei A. Gray – Case's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus castaneiformis S. Watson – chestnut milkvetch, chestnut milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus castetteri Barneby – Castetter's milkvetch, Castetter milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus centralpinus Braun-Blanq.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ceramicus E. Sheld. – painted milkvetch, painted milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cerussatus E. Sheld. – powdery milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus chaborasicus Boiss. & Hausskn.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus chamaeleuce A. Gray – cicada milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus chamaemeniscus Barneby – ground-crescent milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus chinensis L. f. – Chinese milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus chloodes Barneby – grass milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus chuskanus Barneby & Spellenb. – San Juan milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cibarius E. Sheld. – browse milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cicer L. – chickpea milkvetch, cicer milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cimae M.E. Jones – cima milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus clarianus Jeps. – Napa milkvetch, Clara Hunt's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus clevelandii Greene – Cleveland's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cliffordii S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood – Clifford's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cobrensis A. Gray – copper mine milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus coccineus Brandegee – scarlet milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus collinus (Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don – hillside milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus coltonii M.E. Jones – Colton's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus columbianus Barneby – Columbian milkvetch, Columbia milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus coluteocarpus Boiss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus commixtus Bunge  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus concordius S.L. Welsh – hairy-pod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus congdonii S. Watson – Congdon's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus conjunctus S. Watson – Idaho milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus consobrinus (Barneby) S.L. Welsh – Bicknell's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus contortuplicatus L. – Hungarian milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus convallarius Greene – lesser rushy milkvetch, timber milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus coodei D.F. Chamb. & V.A. Matthews  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cornutus Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cottamii S.L. Welsh – Cottam's milkvetch, Cottam milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus crassicarpus Nutt. – groundplum milkvetch, ground-plum 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cremnophylax Barneby – sentry milkvetch, sentry milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus crenatus Schult.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cronquistii Barneby – Cronquist's milkvetch, Cronquist milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus crotalariae (Benth.) A. Gray – Salton milkvetch, rattlebox milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus curtipes A. Gray – Morro milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus curvicarpus (A. Heller) J.F. Macbr. – curvepod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cusickii A. Gray – Cusick's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cutleri (Barneby) S.L. Welsh – Cutler's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cyaneus A. Gray – cyanic milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cymbicarpos Brot.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus cymboides M.E. Jones – canoe milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus danicus Retz.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus dasyanthus Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus deanei (Rydb.) Barneby – Deane's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus debequaeus S.L. Welsh – DeBeque milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus demetrii Kharadze  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus depressus L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus desereticus Barneby – Deseret milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus desperatus M.E. Jones – rimrock milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus deterior (Barneby) Barneby – Cliff Palace milkvetch, cliff-palace milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus detritalis M.E. Jones – debris milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus diaphanus Douglas ex Hook. – transparent milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus didymocarpus Hook. & Arn. – dwarf white milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus distortus Torr. & A. Gray – Ozark milkvetch, bentpod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus diversifolius A. Gray – meadow milkvetch, locoweed 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus douglasii (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray – Douglas' milkvetch, Jacumba milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus drabelliformis Barneby – bastard draba milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus drummondii Douglas ex Hook. – Drummond's milkvetch, Drummond milkvetch, Drummond's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus duchesnensis M.E. Jones – Duchesne milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus eastwoodiae M.E. Jones – Eastwood's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus echinatus Murray  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus edulis Durieu ex Bunge – milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus egglestonii (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles – Eggleston's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus emoryanus (Rydb.) Cory – Emory's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus endopterus (Barneby) Barneby – sandbar milkvetch, sandbar milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ensiformis M.E. Jones – pagumpa milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus epiglottis L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus episcopus S. Watson – bishop's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus equisolensis Neese & S.L. Welsh – Elizabeth's milkvetch, horseshoe milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus eremiticus E. Sheld. – hermit milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ertterae Barneby & Shevock – Walker Pass milkvetch, Ertter's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus eucosmus B.L. Rob. – elegant milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus eurekensis M.E. Jones – Eureka milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus eurylobus (Barneby) Barneby – Needle Mountain milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus falcatus Lam. – Russian milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus feensis M.E. Jones – Santa Fe milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus filipes Torr. ex A. Gray – basalt milkvetch, threadstalk milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus flavus Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray – yellow milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don – flexile milkvetch, pliant milk-vetch, pliant milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus fraxinifolius DC.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus frigidus (L.) A. Gray  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus fucatus Barneby – Hopi milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus funereus M.E. Jones – Funeral Mountain milkvetch, black woollypod, black wooly-pod 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus galegiformis L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gambelianus E. Sheld. – Gambel's dwarf milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus geyeri A. Gray – Geyer's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gibbsii Kellogg – Gibbs' milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus giganteus S. Watson – giant milkvetch, giant loco 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gilensis Greene – Gila milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gilmanii Tidestr. – Gilman's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gilviflorus E. Sheld. – plains milkvetch, plains milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus glaux L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus globiceps Bunge  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus glycyphylloides DC.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus glycyphyllos L. – licorice milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gracilis Nutt. – slender milkvetch, milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus grayi Parry ex S. Watson – Gray's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gummifer Labill. – gum tragacanth milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus gypsodes Barneby – gypsum milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hallii A. Gray – Hall's milkvetch, Hall milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hamiltonii Ced. Porter – Hamilton's milkvetch, Hamilton milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hamosus L. – European milkvetch, milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus harrisonii Barneby – Harrison's milkvetch, Harrison milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hartwegii Benth. – Hartweg's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus heilii S.L. Welsh & N.D. Atwood – Heil's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus henrimontanensis S.L. Welsh – Dana's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus holmgreniorum Barneby – Paradox milkvetch, Holmgren milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hoodianus Howell – Hood River milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hornii A. Gray – Horn's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus howellii A. Gray – Howell's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus humillimus A. Gray – Mancos milkvetch, Mancos milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus humistratus A. Gray – groundcover milkvetch, ground-cover milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hyalinus M.E. Jones – summer milkvetch, summer milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus hypoxylus S. Watson – Huachuca Mountain milkvetch, Huachuca milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus incanus L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus inflatus DC.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus inflexus Douglas ex Hook. – bent milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus insularis Kellogg – Cedros milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus inversus M.E. Jones – Susanville milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus inyoensis E. Sheld. – Inyo milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus iodanthus S. Watson – Humboldt River milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus iodopetalus (Rydb.) Barneby – violet milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus iselyi S.L. Welsh – Isely's milkvetch, Isely milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus jaegerianus Munz – Lane Mountain milkvetch, Lane Mountain milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus jejunus S. Watson – starveling milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus johannis-howellii Barneby – Long Valley milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus kentrophyta A. Gray – spiny milkvetch, spiny milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus kerrii P.J. Knight & Cully – Kerr's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus knightii Barneby – Knight's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus laccoliticus (M.E. Jones) S.L. Welsh – laccolite milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lancearius A. Gray – bishop's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lasioglottis Steven ex M. Bieb.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus laxmannii Jacq. – Laxmann's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus layneae Greene – widow's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus leibergii M.E. Jones – Leiberg's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lemmonii A. Gray – Lemmon's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lentiformis A. Gray – lens pod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook. – freckled milkvetch, speckledpod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus leptaleus A. Gray – park milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus leptocarpus Torr. & A. Gray – rare loco milkvetch, slimpod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus leucolobus S. Watson ex M.E. Jones – Bear Valley milkvetch, whitepod milkvetch, Bear Valley wooly-pod 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus limnocharis Barneby – Cedar Breaks milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lindheimeri Engelm. ex A. Gray – Lindheimer's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus linifolius Osterh. – Grand Junction milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus loanus Barneby – Glenwood milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lonchocarpus Torr. – rushy milkvetch, great rushy milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lotiflorus Hook. – lotus milkvetch, lotus milk-vetch, milkvetch, low milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lurorum Bornm.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lutosus M.E. Jones – Dragon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus lyallii A. Gray – Lyall's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus macrodon (Hook. & Arn.) A. Gray – Salinas milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus magdalenae Greene – satiny milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus malacoides Barneby – Kaiparowits milkvetch, Kaiparowits milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus malacus A. Gray – shaggy milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus megacarpus (Nutt.) A. Gray – great bladdery milkvetch, bladdery milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus melilotoides Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F.J. Herm. – sandhills milkvetch, sandhill's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus microcymbus Barneby – skiff milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus microcystis A. Gray – dwarf milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus micromerius Barneby – Chaco milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus miguelensis Greene – San Miguel milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus minthorniae (Rydb.) Jeps. – Minthorn's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus misellus S. Watson – pauper milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus miser Douglas ex Hook. – timber milkvetch, weedy milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus missouriensis Nutt. – Missouri milkvetch, Missouri milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus moencoppensis M.E. Jones – Moenkopi milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus mohavensis S. Watson – Mojave milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus mollissimus Torr. – woolly locoweed, woolly milkvetch, purple locoweed, woolly loco 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus molybdenus Barneby – Leadville milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus mongholicus Bunge  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus monoensis Barneby – Mono milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus monspessulanus L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus montii S.L. Welsh – Monti's milkvetch, heliotrope milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus monumentalis Barneby – Monument Valley milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus mulfordiae M.E. Jones – Mulford's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus multiflorus (Pursh) A. Gray – looseflower milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus musiniensis M.E. Jones – Ferron's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus naturitensis Payson – Naturita milkvetch, Naturita milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus neglectus (Torr. & A. Gray) E. Sheld. – Cooper's milkvetch, Cooper's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nelsonianus Barneby – Nelson's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus neomexicanus Wooton & Standl. – New Mexico milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nevinii A. Gray – San Clemente Island milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus newberryi A. Gray – Newberry's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nidularius Barneby – birdnest milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus norvegicus Weber  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nothoxys A. Gray – sheep milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nudisiliquus A. Nelson – cobblestone milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nutans M.E. Jones – Providence Mountain milkvetch, chuckwalla milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nutriosensis M.J. Sand. – Apache milkvetch, Nutriosa milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nuttallianus DC. – smallflowered milkvetch, Nuttall milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nuttallii (Torr. & A. Gray) J.T. Howell – Nuttall's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nutzotinensis J. Rousseau – Nutzotin milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus nyensis Barneby – Nye milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus obcordatus Elliott – Florida milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus obscurus S. Watson – arcane milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus oniciformis Barneby – Picabo milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus onobrychis L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus oocalycis M.E. Jones – Arboles milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus oocarpus A. Gray – Descanso milk-vetch, egg-pod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus oophorus S. Watson – egg milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus oreganus Nutt. – Oregon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus osterhoutii M.E. Jones – Kremmling milkvetch, Osterhout's milk-vetch, Osterhout milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus oxyphysus A. Gray – Mt. Diablo milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pachypus Greene – thickpod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus packardiae (Barneby) J.F. Sm. & Zimmers – Packard's milkvetch, Packard's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pallescens M. Bieb.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus palmeri A. Gray – Palmer's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus panamintensis E. Sheld. – Panamint milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pardalinus (Rydb.) Barneby – panther milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus parryi A. Gray – Parry's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pattersonii A. Gray – Patterson's milkvetch, Patterson milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pauperculus Greene – depauperate milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus paysonii (Rydb.) Barneby – Payson's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus peckii Piper – Peck's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don – narrowleaf milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus penduliflorus Lam.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus perianus Barneby – Rydberg's milkvetch, Rydberg milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus phoenix Barneby – Ash Meadows milkvetch, Ash Meadows milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pictiformis Barneby – Guadalupe milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pinonis M.E. Jones – pinyon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus piscator Barneby & S.L. Welsh – Fisher milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus piutensis Barneby & Mabb. – Sevier milkvetch, Sevier's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus plattensis Nutt. – Platte River milkvetch, Platte River milk-vetch, Platte milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus platytropis A. Gray – broadkeel milkvetch, broadkeeled milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus polaris (Seem.) Benth. ex Hook. f. – polar milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus polybotrys Boiss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pomonensis M.E. Jones – Pomona milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ponticus Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus porrectus S. Watson – Lahontan milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus praelongus E. Sheld. – stinking milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus preussii A. Gray – Preuss' milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus proimanthus Barneby – precocious milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus proximus (Rydb.) Wooton & Standl. – Aztec milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pseudiodanthus Barneby – Tonopah milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pterocarpus S. Watson – winged milkvetch, wing milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pubentissimus Torr. & A. Gray – Green River milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pulsiferae A. Gray – Ames' milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus puniceus Osterh. – Trinidad milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus purshii Douglas ex Hook. – woollypod milkvetch, Pursh's milkvetch, Pursh loco, Pursh's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus pycnostachyus A. Gray – marsh milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus racemosus Pursh – cream milkvetch, cream milk-vetch, alkali poisonvetch, creamy loco 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus rafaelensis M.E. Jones – San Rafael milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus rattanii A. Gray – Rattan's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ravenii Barneby – Raven's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus recurvus Greene – recurved milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus reflexus Torr. & A. Gray – drooping milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus remotus (M.E. Jones) Barneby – Spring Mountain milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus reventiformis (Rydb.) Barneby – Yakima milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus reventus A. Gray – Blue Mountain milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus riparius Barneby – woodyroot milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus ripleyi Barneby – Ripley's milkvetch, Ripley milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A. Gray – Robbins' milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus rusbyi Greene – Rusby's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sabulonum A. Gray – gravel milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sabulosus M.E. Jones – Cisco milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus salmonis M.E. Jones – Trout Creek milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus saurinus Barneby – dinosaur milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus scaphoides (M.E. Jones) Rydb. – bitterroot milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus schmolliae Ced. Porter – Schmoll's milkvetch, Schmoll milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sclerocarpus A. Gray – woodypod milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus scopulorum Porter – Rocky Mountain milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus scorpioides Pourr. ex Willd.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus scorpiurus Bunge  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sepultipes (Barneby) Barneby – Lone Pine milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus serenoi (Kuntze) E. Sheld. – naked milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sericoleucus A. Gray – silky milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus serpens M.E. Jones – plateau milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sesameus L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sesquiflorus S. Watson – sandstone milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sheldonii (Rydb.) Barneby – Sheldon's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus shevockii Barneby – Little Kern milkvetch, Shevock's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus shortianus Nutt. – Short's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus siliceus Barneby – Flint Mountain milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus siliquosus Boiss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus simplicifolius (Nutt.) A. Gray – little bun milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sinicus L. – Chinese milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sinuatus Piper – Whited's milkvetch, Whited milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus solitarius M. Peck – solitary milkvetch, weak milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sophoroides M.E. Jones – painted desert milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus soxmaniorum Lundell – Soxman's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus spaldingii A. Gray – Spalding's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sparsiflorus A. Gray – Front Range milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus spatulatus E. Sheld. – tufted milkvetch, tufted milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus speirocarpus A. Gray – threadstalk milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sterilis Barneby – Sterile milk-vetch, barren milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus stevenianus DC.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus straturensis M.E. Jones – Pine Valley milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus striatiflorus M.E. Jones – escarpment milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus subcinereus A. Gray – Silver's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus subumbellatus Klotzsch  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus subvestitus (Jeps.) Barneby – Kern County milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus succumbens Douglas ex Hook. – Columbia milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus sulcatus L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus suprapilosus Gontsch.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tegetarioides M.E. Jones – bastard milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tener A. Gray – alkali milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm. – Tennessee milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tephrodes A. Gray – ashen milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tephrosioides Boiss.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus terminalis S. Watson – railhead milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tetrapterus A. Gray – fourwing milkvetch, four-wing milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus thurberi A. Gray – Thurber's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tibetanus Benth. ex Bunge – Tibet milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tidestromii (Rydb.) Clokey – Tidestrom's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tiehmii Barneby – Tiehm's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus titanophilus Barneby – limestone milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus toanus M.E. Jones – Toano milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus toquimanus Barneby – Toquima milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tortipes J.L. Anderson & J.M. Porter – Sleeping Ute milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus traskiae Eastw. – Trask's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tricarinatus A. Gray – triplerib milkvetch, triple-ribbed milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A. Gray – Santa Barbara milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tridactylicus A. Gray – foothill milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus trimestris L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus troglodytus S. Watson – creeping milkvetch, cliff-dweller's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tweedyi Canby – Tweedy's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus tyghensis M. Peck – Tygh Valley milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus umbellatus Bunge – tundra milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus umbraticus E. Sheld. – Bald Mountain milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus uncialis Barneby – currant milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus utahensis (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray – Utah milkvetch, Utah locoweed 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus utriger Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus vaccarum A. Gray – Cow Spring milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus vaginatus Pall.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus vallaris M.E. Jones – Snake canyon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus verus Olivier  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus vesicarius L.  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus vexilliflexus E. Sheld. – bentflower milkvetch, bent-flower milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus villosus Michx. – bearded milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus wardii A. Gray – Ward's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus waterfallii Barneby – Waterfall's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus webberi A. Gray ex W.H. Brewer & S. Watson – Webber's milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus welshii Barneby – Loa milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus wetherillii M.E. Jones – Wetherill's milkvetch, Wetherill milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus whitneyi A. Gray – balloonpod milkvetch, balloon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus williamsii Rydb. – Williams' milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus wingatanus S. Watson – Fort Wingate milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus wittmannii Barneby – Wittmann's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus woodruffii M.E. Jones – Woodruff's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus wootonii E. Sheld. – halfmoon milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus wrightii A. Gray – Wright's milkvetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus xiphoides (Barneby) Barneby – gladiator milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus yoder-williamsii Barneby – Osgood Mountains milk-vetch 
                                  SpeciesAstragalus zionis M.E. Jones – Zion milkvetch 
       

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  Source: ITIS*ca, website (version 2002)  
  Acquired: 2003   
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  Reference for: astragales[French]   
       
  Source: Fabaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Astragalus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  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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