Fabaceae — Legume Family
Astragalus cicer L.
Astragalus cicer L.
Astragalus cicer L. (cicer milkvetch) is a rhizomatous perennial legume with specific soil preferences, native to North American regions including the Rocky Mountains.
Astragalus coccineus (Parry) Brandegee
Astragalus coccineus (Parry) Brandegee
Astragalus coccineus is a vulnerable toxic perennial herb with scarlet flowers native to southwestern North American desert mountains.
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Astragalus crassicarpus (ground plum) is an edible prairie legume that grows on the Great Plains of North America.
Astragalus crotalariae (Benth.) A.Gray
Astragalus crotalariae (Benth.) A.Gray
Astragalus crotalariae is a bushy, scented perennial herb with reddish purple flowers and inflated hairy legume pods.
Astragalus danicus Retz.
Astragalus danicus Retz.
Astragalus danicus is a non-toxic perennial herb that grows across European grasslands and has been linked to beneficial medicinal effects.
Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
Astragalus douglasii is a bushy perennial herb that bears pale flowers and inflated, papery legume pods.
Astragalus drummondii Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus drummondii Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus drummondii is a hardy herbaceous perennial legume widespread in western North America.
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.
Astragalus frigidus (L.) A.Gray
Astragalus frigidus (L.) A.Gray
Greuter said 925.5 and 925.6 at LINN typify Astragalus frigidus, but they're not original or from a single gathering, so Podlech designated a neotype in the absence of original material.
Astragalus gambelianus E.Sheld.
Astragalus gambelianus E.Sheld.
Astragalus gambelianus is a small annual dwarf milkvetch with purple-tinted white flowers and tiny rounded to oval legume pods.
Astragalus glycyphyllos L.
Astragalus glycyphyllos L.
Astragalus glycyphyllos, or wild liquorice, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in Fabaceae, native to Eurasia and introduced to the Great Lakes region.
Astragalus kentrophyta A.Gray
Astragalus kentrophyta A.Gray
Astragalus kentrophyta A.Gray is a small low-lying perennial herb that grows in spiny mats or clumps and bears small flowers and hairy legume pods.
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq.
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq.
Astragalus laxmannii is a perennial flowering Fabaceae species native to northern Asia and North America.
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus lentiginosus is a variable North American milkvetch that the Zuni people use the diphysus variety pods for food.
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus miser Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus miser, or timber milkvetch, is a toxic perennial locoweed native to most of western North America.
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt.
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. is a low-growing herbaceous perennial that typically has stems 15 cm long, occasionally reaching 20 cm.
Astragalus mollissimus Torr.
Astragalus mollissimus Torr.
Astragalus mollissimus, wooly locoweed, is a perennial legume native to the southwestern United States, growing from Wyoming to Arizona.
Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
Astragalus mongholicus Bunge is a non-threatened perennial herb from Fabaceae used in traditional Mongolian medicine, widespread in temperate Asia.
Astragalus monspessulanus L.
Astragalus monspessulanus L.
Astragalus monspessulanus, commonly called Montpellier milkvetch, is native to parts of Europe and northwest Africa.
Astragalus newberryi A.Gray
Astragalus newberryi A.Gray
Astragalus newberryi A.Gray is a perennial herb with defined leaf, flower, and fruit traits, flowering from April to June.
Astragalus nuttallianus DC.
Astragalus nuttallianus DC.
Astragalus nuttallianus is a variable annual milkvetch native to the south-central/southwestern US and northern Mexico.
Astragalus nuttallii (Torr. & A.Gray) J.T.Howell
Astragalus nuttallii (Torr. & A.Gray) J.T.Howell
Astragalus nuttallii, or Nuttall's milkvetch, is a coastal perennial herb native to California and Baja California.
Astragalus obscurus S.Watson
Astragalus obscurus S.Watson
Astragalus obscurus (arcane milkvetch) is a small mat-forming perennial milkvetch native to rocky areas of the northwestern United States.
Astragalus onobrychis L.
Astragalus onobrychis L.
Astragalus onobrychis, or saintfoin milkvetch, is a Fabaceae milkvetch native primarily to Eurasia with an isolated habitat in Guadeloupe.
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