Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A.Gray is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A.Gray

Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A.Gray

Astragalus filipes is a clumpy North American perennial herb with pale flowers and papery hanging legume pods.

Family
Genus
Astragalus
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A.Gray

Astragalus filipes Torr. ex A.Gray is a clumpy perennial herb that grows 30 to 90 centimetres, or 12 to 35 inches, tall. Its leaves reach up to 12 cm long, and are composed of several widely spaced leaflets that range from linear to oval in shape. The open inflorescence bears up to 30 off-white to pale yellow flowers, each measuring 1 to 1.5 cm long. The fruit is a hanging legume pod up to 3 cm long. This pod is long and thin, and dries to a papery texture.

Photo: (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Astragalus

More from Fabaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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