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Eggleston's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus egglestonii
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Eggleston's Milkvetch (Astragalus egglestonii)
Astragalus egglestonii, commonly known as Eggleston's Milkvetch, is a perennial herb belonging to the milkvetch genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus egglestonii (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles
- Genus: Astragalus L.
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Common Name: Eggleston's Milkvetch, Egglestons Milkvetch
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Lifespan: Perennial
- Structure: Herb (Forb/herb)
Related Species
- Purple Milkvetch (Astragalus agrestis)
- Edwards Plateau milk-vetch (Astragalus pleianthus)
- Curvepod Milkvetch (Astragalus curvicarpus)
- Cusick's Milkvetch (Astragalus cusickii)
- Ground-cover milkvetch (Astragalus humistratus)
- Halfmoon milkvetch (Astragalus allochrous)
- Canoe milkvetch (Astragalus cymboides)
- Debris milkvetch (Astragalus detritalis)
- San Juan milkvetch (Astragalus cobrensis)
- Copper mine milkvetch (Astragalus cobrensis)
- Arizona milkvetch (Astragalus arizonicus)
- Beaked milkvetch
- Jesup's milk-vetch (Astragalus robbinsii var. jesupi)
- Liquorice Milk-vetch (Astragalus glycyphyllos)
- Cleveland's Milk-Vetch (Astragalus diaphanus)
- Silver-Leaf Milk-Vetch (Astragalus bodinii)
Further Information
- Dave's Garden: Provides information and care instructions from real gardeners.
- Encyclopedia of Life: Offers comprehensive information on Astragalus egglestonii.
- United States Department of Agriculture
- W.W. Eggleston's file in the Archives.
- species.wikimedia.org