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Astragalus albens  Greene
Taxonomic Serial No.: 25406

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Cushenbury milkvetch [English]
  
    Cushenbury milk-vetch [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                  SpeciesAstragalus albens Greene – Cushenbury milkvetch, Cushenbury milk-vetch  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
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  Other Source(s):    
  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 albens   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Astragalus albens   
       
  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 albens   
       
  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 albens   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Five Plants From the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California Determined to be Threatened or Endangered   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Federal Register, vol. 59, no. 163   
  Page(s): 43652-43664   
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  Reference for: Astragalus albens, Cushenbury milk-vetch [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: US ESA: Listed Endangered, as published in Federal Register Volume 59, Number 163, Pages 43652 - 43664, August 24, 1994  
 

 

    


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