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groundcover milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus var. crispulus
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Groundcover Milkvetch (Astragalus humistratus)
Astragalus humistratus, commonly known as groundcover milkvetch, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the milkvetch family.
Considerations for Pets
- Some species of Astragalus, including milkvetches, are referred to as locoweed.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus A. Gray
- Common Name: Groundcover milkvetch, ground-cover milkvetch, Villous groundcover milkvetch
- Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
- Synonyms:
- Astragalus datilensis
- Batidophaca humistrata
- Astragalus hosackiae Greene (scientific synonym)
- Subordinate Taxa:
- Astragalus humistratus A. Gray var. crispulus Barneby
- Astragalus humistratus A. Gray var. hosackiae (Greene) M.E. Jones
- Astragalus humistratus A. Gray var. humistratus
- Astragalus humistratus A. Gray var. sonorae (A. Gray) M.E. Jones
- Astragalus humistratus A. Gray var. tenerrimus M.E. Jones
Distribution and Habitat
- Astragalus humistratus is native to Yavapai County.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It's a perennial plant with gray-villous, villosulous, or subtomentose pubescence.
- It is described as a non-woody forb/herb.
- It's used as a ground cover.
- Nuttall’s Milkvetch becomes soft and fuzzy gray when grown on coastal bluffs and along the coastal strand in harsh conditions with salt spray or drought.
Ecological Role
- Used as ground cover.
- Can be used as beneficial ground cover and organic matter.
Further Information
- Discover Life has a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Astragalus humistratus.
- The USDA also provides information on Astragalus humistratus.