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canoe milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus cymboides
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Canoe Milkvetch (Astragalus cymboides)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus cymboides M.E. Jones
- Common Name: Canoe Milkvetch
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea or Legume family)
- Genus: Astragalus L. (Milkvetch, Locoweed)
- Rank: Species
- Synonym: Xylophacos cymboides (M.E. Jones) Rydb.
- ITIS TSN: 25488
Distribution and Habitat
- The description includes distribution, anatomical, size, habitat and conservation.
- Endemic
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
- Develops like a tree, growing in height with a bare stem, creating a thick crown.
- Develops in an erect manner.
Related Species
- Astragalus chamaeleuce (Cicada Milkvetch)
- Astragalus coltonii (Moab Milkvetch)
- Astragalus desperatus (Rimrock Milkvetch)
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Astragalus cymboides.
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- Plants Database has canoe milkvetch - Astragalus cymboides M.E. Jones.