Astragalus gracilis

Astragalus gracilis

Astragalus gracilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: Astragalus gracilis

Name

Astragalus gracilis Nutt., 1818

Synonyms

• Astragalus elegans var. curtiflorus Rydb.
• Astragalus gracilis Torr.
• Astragalus gracilis var. erectus Hook.
• Astragalus gracilis var. microlobus (A.Gray) S.L.Welsh
• Astragalus gracilis var. parviflorus (Pursh) F.C.Gates
• Astragalus microlobus A.Gray
• Astragalus microphacos Cory
• Astragalus parviflorus (Pursh) MacMill.
• Astragalus parviflorus var. microlobus (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
• Astragalus parvifolius Nutt. ex A.Gray
• Craccina gracilis (Nutt.) Steven
• Dalea parviflora Pursh
• Microphacos gracilis (Nutt.) Rydb.
• Microphacos microlobus (A.Gray) Rydb.
• Microphacos parviflorus (Pursh) Rydb.
• Phaca gracilis (Nutt.) MacMill.
• Phaca microloba (A.Gray) Britton
• Phaca parviflora (Pursh) Nutt.
• Psoralea parviflora (Pursh) Poir.
• Tragacantha parviflora (Pursh) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Central USA Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 2. 245 + 10 pp., D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 2:100.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus gracilis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus gracilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astragalus gracilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: slender milkvetch

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