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Horn's milkvetch

Scientific Name: Astragalus hornii

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Annual

Other Names:

       

Horn's Milkvetch (Astragalus hornii)

Astragalus hornii, commonly known as Horn's Milkvetch, is a plant belonging to the milkvetch genus (Astragalus).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Astragalus hornii A. Gray
  • Common Name: Horn's Milkvetch
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
  • Synonyms: (Not explicitly stated, but the text mentions related ITIS name: Astragalus hornii Gray (TSN 25537))
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species, Variety (Astragalus hornii var. hornii, Astragalus hornii var. minutiflorus)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Astragalus hornii has been confirmed to exist in specific counties in California: Kern, Inyo, Tulare, and San Bernardino.
  • Other mentions include regions of Wyoming: Big Horn, Fremont, Laramie, Park, Sweetwater, Uinta, Washakie.
  • It appears in the "eastern Big Horn Basin".

Quirky Facts

  • There is a mention of "the horn fee" in a completely unrelated sentence about cicer milkvetch paddocks, highlighting the common use of "horn" in other contexts.