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groundcover milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus var. hosackiae
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Groundcover Milkvetch (Astragalus humistratus)
Astragalus humistratus, commonly known as groundcover milkvetch, is a forb/herb belonging to the milkvetch family.
Considerations for Pets
- Some species of Astragalus are also referred to as locoweed.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus A. Gray
- Common Names: Groundcover Milkvetch, Ground-cover Milkvetch, Villous groundcover milkvetch
- Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
- Synonyms: Astragalus datilensis, Batidophaca humistrata, Astragalus hosackiae Greene
- Varieties:
- Astragalus humistratus var. crispulus Barneby
- Astragalus humistratus var. hosackiae (Greene) M.E. Jones
- Astragalus humistratus var. humistratus
- Astragalus humistratus var. sonorae (A. Gray) M.E. Jones
- Astragalus humistratus var. tenerrimus M.E. Jones
Distribution and Habitat
- Astragalus humistratus is native and naturalized in Yavapai County.
Morphological Characteristics
- It is a perennial plant with gray-villous, villosulous, or subtomentose pubescence.
- Nuttall’s Milkvetch, a related plant, grows on coastal bluffs and along the coastal strand, becoming soft, fuzzy gray under harsh conditions.
Ecological Role
- It can be used as ground cover.
- It is noted for use as ground cover on hot, gravelly, hard-to-water areas.
Quirky Facts
- The Navajo and Ramah people have a name for the Groundcover Milkvetch.
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Astragalus humistratus.