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groundcover milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus var. humistratus
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Astragalus humistratus: Groundcover Milkvetch
Astragalus humistratus, commonly known as groundcover milkvetch, is a forb/herb belonging to the genus Astragalus.
Considerations for Pets
- Some species of Astragalus (milkvetch), including Astragalus humistratus, are referred to as locoweed.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus A. Gray
- Common Names: Groundcover milkvetch, ground-cover milkvetch
- Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
- 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 var. sonorae (A. Gray) M.E. Jones
- Astragalus humistratus var. tenerrimus M.E. Jones
- Astragalus datilensis
- Astragalus hosackiae Greene
- Batidophaca humistrata
Distribution and Habitat
- Yavapai County
- New Mexico
It can be used as a ground cover in hot, gravelly, hard-to-water areas.
Morphological Characteristics
- Perennial plant.
- Pubescence is gray-villous, villosulous, or subtomentose.
Ecological Role
- Potential use as a ground cover.
Traditional Uses
- Navajo name associated with Groundcover Milkvetch
Further Information
- Discover Life page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Astragalus humistratus
- USDA Plants Database