Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.

Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.

FABACEAE

- Pea family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.

Nomencl. ref.: in Lam. & DC., Fl. FranÃ§. 2: 637 (1778)
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Indian milkvetch

Italian name: Astragalo meridionale

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial

Synonyms:
= Astragalus aboriginorum Richardson
= Astragalus aboriginorum Richardson var. fastigiorum M.E. Jones
= Astragalus aboriginorum Richardson var. glabriusculus (Hook.) Rydb.
= Astragalus aboriginorum Richardson var. lepagei (Hultén) B. Boivin
= Astragalus aboriginorum Richardson var. richardsonii (Sheldon) B. Boivin
= Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. aboriginorum (Richardson) S.L. Welsh
= Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. glabriusculus (Hook.) Isely
= Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. lepagei (Hultén) S.L. Welsh
= Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. major (A. Gray) Isely
= Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. muriei (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh
= Astragalus forwoodii S. Watson
= Astragalus forwoodii S. Watson var. wallowensis (Rydb.) M. Peck
= Astragalus glabriusculus (Hook.) A. Gray var. major A. Gray
= Astragalus linearis (Rydb.) A.E. Porsild
= Astragalus richardsonii Sheldon
= Astragalus scrupulicola Fernald & Weath.
= Atelophragma aboriginorum (Richardson) Rydb.

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. aboriginorum (Richardson) S.L. Welsh
2) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. cottonii (M.E. Jones) S.L. Welsh
3) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. glabriusculus (Hook.) Isely
4) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. lepagei (Hultén) S.L. Welsh
5) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. major (A. Gray) Isely
6) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. muriei (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh
7) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. olympicus Isely

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:

Page counter: 1669 ( AVG: 221.87 / 290.747 )

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Astragalus australis
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo

Astragalus australis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Astragalus australis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Belluno, Nevegal, Orto Botanico delle Alpi Orientali. , BL, Veneto, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License

Astragalus australis
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo

Astragalus australis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 384.

Astragalus australis
Credit: Photo by Sandro Maggia

Astragalus australis
Credit: Photo by Daniela Longo

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Distributional map for Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.
Map for Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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More species:
1) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. aboriginorum (Richardson) S.L. Welsh [190]
2) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. cottonii (M.E. Jones) S.L. Welsh [170]
3) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. glabriusculus (Hook.) Isely [194]
4) Astragalus australis (L.) Lam. var. muriei (Rydb.) S.L. Welsh [257]
5) Astragalus austriacus Jacq. [344]
6) Astragalus beckwithii Torr. & A. Gray var. weiserensis M.E. Jones [295]
7) Astragalus blakei Eggl. [84]
8) Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis [510]
9) Astragalus chaborasicus Boiss. & Hausskn. [329]
10) Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus [530]

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