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Hartweg's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus hartwegii
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Hartweg's Milkvetch (Astragalus hartwegii)
Hartweg's Milkvetch, scientifically known as Astragalus hartwegii, is a perennial forb/herb. It is also commonly referred to as Hartweg's milkvetch.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus hartwegii Benth.
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
- Synonym: Hamosa hartwegii (Benth.)
- Nomenclatural Reference: Pl. Hartw. Bentham 10. 1839.
- Symbol: ASHA5
- ITIS TSN: 192816
Distribution
- Found in the USA (Arizona) and Mexico (Durango, Baja California Sur, Veracruz, Michoacan, etc.).
Morphology and Growth Habits
- Classified as a forb/herb, indicating a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- It is a perennial plant, meaning it lives for more than two years.
Related Species
- Other species in the Astragalus genus include: Astragalus fucatus (Hopi Milkvetch), Astragalus geyeri (Geyer's Milkvetch), Astragalus arizonicus (Arizona milkvetch), Astragalus chuskanus (San Juan milkvetch), Astragalus cobrensis (Copper mine milkvetch), Astragalus harrisonii (Harrison's milkvetch), Astragalus gummifer (Gum Tragacanth Milkvetch), and Astragalus lentiginosus (Freckled Milkvetch).
Further Information
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Dave's Garden
- Species.wikimedia.org