Plants of USA and Canada

Scientific or common name:

Astragalus canadensis L.


FABACEAE Family selection - Pea family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

Taxon Page:

Name: Astragalus canadensis L. Taxon selection
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 757. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

US name U.S. name: Canadian milkvetch
en English name: Canada milk-vetch

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:


Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Astragalus canadensis L. var. brevidens (Gandog.) Barneby
2) Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
3) Astragalus canadensis L. var. carolinianus (L.) M.E. Jones
4) Astragalus canadensis L. var. longilobus Fassett
5) Astragalus canadensis L. var. mortonii (Nutt.) S. Watson



TAXONOMY

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


Page counter: 726 ( AVG: 220.85 / 219.588 )



Gallery:

Astragalus canadensis
Astragalus canadensis
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image

Astragalus canadensis
Astragalus canadensis
Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image

Astragalus canadensis
Astragalus canadensis
Joe F. Duft - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. - Not copyrighted image

Astragalus canadensis
Astragalus canadensis
NPS Photo - JW Stockert - 1973 - Public domain image.


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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)

Distributional map for Astragalus canadensis L.
Map for Astragalus canadensis L.
(*) 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 canadensis L. var. brevidens (Gandog.) Barneby [237]
2) Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis [510]
3) Astragalus carminis Barneby [excluded] [245]
4) Astragalus castaneiformis S. Watson [246]
5) Astragalus centralpinus Braun-Blanq. [309]
6) Astragalus ceramicus Sheldon var. ceramicus [241]
7) Astragalus chamaeleuce A. Gray var. laccoliticus (M.E. Jones) Barneby ex Isely [263]
8) Astragalus cimae M.E. Jones [249]
9) Astragalus collinus Douglas ex G. Don [222]
10) Astragalus conjunctus S. Watson var. rickardii S.L. Welsh, K. Beck & F. Caplow [256]

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