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Duane's milkvetch
Scientific Name: Astragalus pinonis var. atwoodii
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Duane's Milkvetch (Astragalus pinonis var. atwoodii)
Duane's milkvetch, scientifically known as Astragalus pinonis var. atwoodii, is a perennial forb/herb belonging to the Fabaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Astragalus pinonis M.E. Jones var. atwoodii (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) Barneby & Isely
- Common Names: Duane's milkvetch, Duane milkvetch, Atwood's milkvetch, Sevier milkvetch.
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Accepted Name: Some sources list Astragalus atwoodii S.L. Welsh & K.H. Thorne as the accepted name.
- Synonyms/Alternative Names: Astragalus pinonis var atwoodii
Distribution and Habitat
Duane's milkvetch is found growing with bristlecone pine on high-elevation pink limestone, such as near Navajo Lake.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Growth Habit: Forb/herb
- Duration: Perennial
Other Astragalus species mentioned:
- Astragalus anserinus (Goose Creek milkvetch)
- Astragalus arizonicus (Arizona milkvetch)
- Astragalus atwoodii
- Astragalus debequaeus (Debeque milkvetch)
- Astragalus holmgreniorum (Holmgren milk-vetch)
- Astragalus lentiginosus var. higginsii
- Astragalus limnocharis var. limnocharis (Navajo Lake milkvetch)
- Astragalus pattersonii (Patterson's milkvetch)
- Astragalus phoenix (Guadalupe milkvetch)
- Astragalus pictiformis
- Astragalus piutensis (Sevier milkvetch)
- Astragalus praelongus (stinking milkvetch)
- Astragalus preussii var. preussii (Preuss' milkvetch)
- Astragalus recurvus
- Astragalus sabulosus (Cisco Milkvetch)
- Astragalus shultziorum (Shultz's milkvetch)
- Astragalus soxmaniorum (Soxman's Milkvetch)
- Astragalus vexilliflexus var. nubilus (White Cloud milkvetch)
Quirky Facts
- Duane's milkvetch is named after Duane Atwood, who discovered Astragalus holmgreniorum in 1976 and has been involved in various studies and inventories of Astragalus species.
- The text suggests that some Astragalus (milkvetch, locoweed) can be found growing with Galleta.
- It is mentioned that an individual took Duane Atwood to a new population of Astragalus, which may be designated as a new species.