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Gray's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus grayi
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Gray's Milkvetch (Astragalus grayi)
Astragalus grayi, commonly known as Gray's Milkvetch, is a forb/herb belonging to the genus Astragalus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus grayi Parry ex S. Watson
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Order: Fabales (Peas)
Common Names
- Gray's Milkvetch
Distribution and Habitat
Information on the specific distribution and habitat of Astragalus grayi is limited in this text. However, other Astragalus species are mentioned as being endemic to California, and common in the U.S. Intermountain West, suggesting a possible range for this species as well.
Morphological Characteristics
- Gray's Milkvetch is described as a forb/herb, which is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- Applegate's milkvetch, another species, has clustered, slender, spreading or procumbent stems and hairs that are black and partly white or gray-brown.
- Hood River milk-vetch has short, dense gray hairs or looser appressed to spreading hairs.
Quirky Facts
- Asa Gray initially named a different species, Astragalus cooperi, in honor of William Cooper, a noted American naturalist.