Astragalus flavus Nutt. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Astragalus flavus Nutt.

Astragalus flavus Nutt.

Astragalus flavus is a perennial halophytic legume native to the southwestern United States' Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region.

Family
Genus
Astragalus
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Astragalus flavus Nutt.

Astragalus flavus Nutt., commonly called yellow milkvetch, is a perennial plant species belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States. It is a halophyte that grows in saline soils, found within salt desert shrub communities at elevations ranging from approximately 3,800 to 5,400 feet, which is 1,200 to 1,600 meters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Astragalus

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

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