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Hayden's milkvetch

Scientific Name: Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Hayden's Milkvetch (Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus)

Hayden's Milkvetch is a variety of the Two-grooved Milk-vetch. It is also known as Hayden's milkvetch.

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  • The text mentions that this plant is referred to as a milkvetch.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray var. haydenianus (A. Gray) Barneby
  • Rank: Variety
  • Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
  • Synonyms: Astragalus haydenianus Gray
  • Other scientific names: Astragalus bisulcatus subsp. haydenianus (Gray) W.A. Weber

Common Names

  • Hayden's Milkvetch
  • Hayden's milkvetch
  • Two-grooved milk-vetch (referring to the species Astragalus bisulcatus)
  • Two-groove milkvetch (referring to the species Astragalus bisulcatus)

Morphology and Growth Habit

  • Growth habit: Forb/herb
  • Life cycle: Perennial
  • The Hayden's Milkvetch develops like a tree, growing in height and developing a bare stem, creating a thick crown.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native plant
  • Observed in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Traditional Uses

  • The Navajo, Ramah people used the fruit as a ceremonial emetic. (Source: Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navajo)

Related Resources

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  • uBio
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Garden Guides
  • Wyoming Natural Diversity Database