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starveling milkvetch

Scientific Name: Astragalus jejunus var. articulatus

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Astragalus jejunus: Starveling Milkvetch

Astragalus jejunus, commonly known as starveling milkvetch, is a forb/herb belonging to the genus Astragalus.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Astragalus jejunus S. Watson
  • Common Name: Starveling Milkvetch
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Synonym: Considered a synonym of Astragalus jejunus S. Watson by some taxonomic databases.
  • Subordinate Taxa: Astragalus jejunus var. articulatus and Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus

Distribution and Habitat

  • Originally considered endemic to the Uinta Basin in Utah, where it can be locally common.
  • Documented populations have since been found in Idaho.
  • Also found in northwestern Debris, Moffat and Rio Blanco.
  • Eastern and Western edges of Sweetwater Co.

Morphological Characteristics

  • A non-woody plant (forb/herb).
  • The stem is erect, generally bare in the lower part, with many ramifications developing upwards.

Ecological Role

  • Mentioned alongside other forbs like stemless goldenweed and Hood's phlox in some communities.

Related Species

  • Other species in the genus Astragalus include: Astragalus anisus (Gunnison milkvetch), Astragalus linifolius, Astragalus argophyllus (silverleaf milkvetch), Astragalus ampullarioides (Shivwits milkvetch), Astragalus fucatus (Hopi Milkvetch), Astragalus geyeri (Geyer's Milkvetch), Astragalus iodanthus (Humboldt River milkvetch), Astragalus kentrophyta, Astragalus gilviflorus, Astragalus convallarius (Pine Valley milkvetch), Astragalus chamaeleuce (cicada milkvetch), Astragalus drabelliformis (Bastard Draba Milkvetch), Astragalus proimanthus (Precocious Milkvetch), Astragalus hyalinus (Gray's milkvetch), Astragalus inyoensis (Inyo milkvetch), Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei (Trelease's racemose milkvetch), Astragalus ackermanii (Ackerman's milk-vetch) and Astragalus desereticus (Deseret milkvetch)

Further Information

  • Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Astragalus jejunus.
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  • NatureServe.