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Colton's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus coltonii
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Colton's Milkvetch (Astragalus coltonii)
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is commonly known as Milkvetch or Locoweed, names that are often associated with toxicity in livestock in the western US.
Considerations for Children
- The plant is commonly known as Milkvetch or Locoweed, names that are often associated with toxicity in livestock in the western US.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus coltonii M.E. Jones
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Variety: Astragalus coltonii var. coltonii M.E. Jones
- Synonym: Homalobus coltonii (M.E. Jones) Rydb.
Common Names
- Colton's Milkvetch
- Coltons milkvetch
- Moab Milkvetch
- Hillside Milkvetch (Astragalus collinus - note that this name is also used for a different species.)
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in the United States, including: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana.
Related Species
- Astragalus flavus (Yellow milkvetch)
- Astragalus lentiginosus var. palens
- Astragalus argophyllus var. argophyllus (Silverleaf milkvetch)
- Astragalus coccineus (Scarlet milkvetch)
- Astragalus contortuplicatus (Hungarian Milkvetch)
- Astragalus camptopus (Bruneau Milkvetch)
- Astragalus bibullatus (Limestone Glade Milkvetch)
- Astragalus beathii (Beath's Milkvetch)
- Astragalus crassicarpus var. berlandieri (Groundplum Milkvetch)
- Astragalus hamiltonii (Hamilton's milkvetch)
- Astragalus arizonicus (Arizona milkvetch)
Resources and Further Information
- The Plant List
- ToL (Tree of Life Web Project)
- BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library)
- WikiSpecies
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Discover Life
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System)