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Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.
Fabaceae

Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.

Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.

Astragalus australis is a small, hairy milkvetch that grows in Arctic coastal areas, with a rare endemic variety in Washington's Olympic Mountains.

Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A.Gray
Fabaceae

Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A.Gray

Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A.Gray

Astragalus bisulcatus is a selenium-accumulating herbaceous perennial that causes toxic poisoning in grazing livestock.

Astragalus brauntonii Parish
Fabaceae

Astragalus brauntonii Parish

Astragalus brauntonii Parish

Astragalus brauntonii, or Braunton's milkvetch, is a rare perennial herb native to Southern California and Baja California that relies on wildfire disturbance to reproduce.

Astragalus canadensis L.
Fabaceae

Astragalus canadensis L.

Astragalus canadensis L.

Astragalus canadensis is a secure perennial North American milkvetch used by wildlife and historically by Native Americans.

Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld.
Fabaceae

Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld.

Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld.

Browse milkvetch (Astragalus cibarius) is a common perennial legume native to western North America that flowers in spring.

Astragalus cicer L.
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

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
Fabaceae

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.
Fabaceae

Astragalus monspessulanus L.

Astragalus monspessulanus L.

Astragalus monspessulanus, commonly called Montpellier milkvetch, is native to parts of Europe and northwest Africa.

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