Astragalus pycnostachyus

Astragalus pycnostachyus

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 pycnostachyus
Varietates: A. pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus

Name

Astragalus pycnostachyus A.Gray

Type locality: "Baulinas Bay", in salt marshes within reach of tide (Baulinas now spelt Bolinas)

Holotype: H.N. Bolander 2513 (GH 58894; sheet also has a non-type specimen)

Synonyms

• Phaca pychnostachya (A.Gray) Rydb., 1929 (N. Amer. Fl. 24(6):357)
• Tragacantha pycnostachya (A.Gray) Kuntze, 1891 (Revis. Gen. Pl. 2:947)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, Asa (1865) "Characters of some New Plants from California and Nevada [...]" Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6:527.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus pycnostachyus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus pycnostachyus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 23 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus pycnostachyus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• HUH Databases
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astragalus pycnostachyus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Dec 23.

Vernacular names

English: marsh milkvetch

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