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Greene's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus flexuosus var. greenei
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Astragalus flexuosus var. greenei - Greene's Milkvetch
This page provides information about Greene's Milkvetch, a plant also known scientifically as Astragalus flexuosus Douglas ex G. Don var. greenei (A. Gray) Barneby.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus flexuosus var. greenei (A. Gray) Barneby
- Common Name: Greene's Milkvetch, Greene Milkvetch
- Synonyms:
- Astragalus atratus var. inseptus Barneby
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Distribution and Habitat
- Cushenbury milk-vetch is specifically found in the northeast end of the San Bernardino Mountain range.
Morphological Characteristics
- Greene's milkvetch is classified as a forb/herb.
- It is a perennial plant.
- Cushenbury milk-vetch can be a prostrate annual or perennial.
Related Species and Varieties
- Astragalus californicus (A. Gray) Greene
- Astragalus convallarius Greene
- Astragalus convallarius E. Greene var. margaretiae Barneby (Margaret Rushy Milkvetch)
- Astragalus gilensis Greene (Gila Milkvetch) - Also referred to as Batidophaca gilensis (Greene) Rydberg
- Astragalus layneae E. Greene (Layne Locoweed, Layne's Milk Vetch, Widow's Milkvetch)
- Astragalus miguelensis E. Greene (San Miguel Island Milk Vetch)
- Astragalus mollissimus Torrey var. earlei (Greene ex Rydberg) Tidestrom
- Astragalus magdalenae E. Greene var. peirsonii (Munz & J. McBurney) Barneby (Peirson's Milkvetch)
- Astragalus pachypus. Species Authority: Greene. Synonym: Brachyphragma pachypus (Greene) Rydb.
- Astragalus rusbyi Greene (Rusby's Milkvetch)
Additional Information
- Other common names for Astragalus species include milkvetch and locoweed. Some species are also called goat's-thorn.