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groundcover milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus humistratus var. tenerrimus
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) are 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 (Pea family)
- Synonyms: Astragalus datilensis, Batidophaca humistrata
- Varieties:
- 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 found in Yavapai County.
- Astragalus humistratus A. Gray var. humistratus is found in New Mexico (NM).
- Thurber's milkvetch distribution is according to the USDA.
- Astragalus humistratus var. crispulus is not found in Idaho.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is a perennial plant.
- The plant's pubescence is described as gray-villous, villosulous, or subtomentose.
Cultivation
- Groundcover Milkvetch prefers a luminous place with direct sunlight.
Related Species
- Other milkvetches mentioned include:
- Astragalus bisulcatus (Two-grooved milkvetch)
- Astragalus lonchocarpus (Great rushy milkvetch)
- Astragalus canadensis (Canadian Milk Vetch)
- Astragalus glycyphyllos (European Milkvetch, Wild Liquorice)
- Astragalus utahensis (Utah Ladyfinger Milkvetch)
- Astragalus tephrodes (Ashen milkvetch)
- Astragalus thurberi (Thurber's milkvetch)
- Astragalus cicer (Cicer Milkvetch)
- Astragalus hamosus
- Astragalus fucatus (Hopi Milkvetch)
- Astragalus striatus (Ascending purple milkvetch)
- Astragalus allochrous (Hassayampa Milkvetch)
- Astragalus chamaeleuce (cicada milkvetch)
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Astragalus humistratus.
- The USDA provides information about the distribution of Astragalus thurberi.