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Astragalus mollissimus  Torr.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 25589

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
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  Common Name(s): woolly locoweed [English]
  
    woolly milkvetch [English]
  
    purple locoweed [English]
  
    woolly loco [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  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 mollissimus Torr. – woolly locoweed, woolly milkvetch, purple locoweed, woolly loco  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii (A. Gray) Barneby – woolly locoweed, Bigelow's woolly locoweed, Bigelow's milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. coryi Tidestr. – woolly locoweed, Cory's woolly locoweed, Cory's woolly milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. earlei (Greene ex Rydb.) Tidestr. – woolly locoweed, Earle's woolly locoweed, Earle's woolly milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. marcidus (Greene ex Rydb.) Barneby – withered wooly milk-vetch, woolly locoweed, Davis Mountains locoweed, woolly milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S. Watson) Barneby – woolly locoweed, Matthews' woolly locoweed, Matthews' woolly milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. mogollonicus (Greene) Barneby – woolly locoweed, Mogollon woolly locoweed, Mogollon woolly milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus Torr. – woolly locoweed, woolly milkvetch 
                                     Variety Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae (S. Watson) Barneby – woolly locoweed, Thompson's woolly locoweed, Thompson woolly milkvetch, Thompson's woolly milkvetch 
       

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  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 mollissimus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Astragalus mollissimus   
       
  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 mollissimus   
       
  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 mollissimus   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

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