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milkvetches
Astragalus
Astragalus is a large genus of about 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) and goat's-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacanthus). Some pale-flowered vetches are similar in appearance, but vetches are more...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Argophylli
sectionArgophylli
Hypoglottidei
sectionHypoglottidei
Glycyphyllus
sectionGlycyphyllus
Onobrychoidei
sectionOnobrychoidei
Diphysi
sectionDiphysi
Dissitiflori
sectionDissitiflori
Santa Barbara Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus trichopodus
Komaroviella
sectionKomaroviella
Leptocarpi
sectionLeptocarpi
Densifolii
sectionDensifolii
Incani
sectionIncani
Astragalus sect. Uliginosi
sectionUliginosi
Sarcocarpi
sectionSarcocarpi
Woolly Locoweed
speciesAstragalus mollissimus
Timber Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus miser
Trachycercis
sectionTrachycercis
Bisulcati
sectionBisulcati
Caprini
sectionCaprini
Cenantrum
sectionCenantrum
Ervoidei
sectionErvoidei
Drummond's Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus drummondii
Douglas' milkvetch
speciesAstragalus douglasii
Preussiani
sectionPreussiani
Scytocarpi
sectionScytocarpi
Alopecuroidei
sectionAlopecuroidei
Bucerates
sectionBucerates
Microlobium
sectionMicrolobium
Orophaca
sectionOrophaca
balloon milkvetch
speciesAstragalus whitneyi
Tragacantha
sectionTragacantha
Torrey's milkvetch
speciesAstragalus calycosus
Palmer's milkvetch
speciesAstragalus palmeri
Pectinati
sectionPectinati
Drabellae
sectionDrabellae
Astragalus austriacus
speciesAstragalus austriacus
Rhacophorus
sectionRhacophorus
Platonychium
sectionPlatonychium
Browse Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus cibarius
Oroboidei
sectionOroboidei
basalt milkvetch
speciesAstragalus filipes
Lotidium
sectionLotidium
Low Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus lotiflorus
Reventi-arrecti
sectionReventi-arrecti
Indian Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus australis
Sesamei
sectionSesamei
Villosi
sectionVillosi
Laguropsis
sectionLaguropsis
Sericoleuci
sectionSericoleuci
Craccina
sectionCraccina
Layne milkvetch
speciesAstragalus layneae
Adiaspastus
sectionAdiaspastus
Hassayampa Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus allochrous
Astragalus arenarius
speciesAstragalus arenarius
Braunton's milkvetch
speciesAstragalus brauntonii
Poterion
sectionPoterion
San Miguel Island milkvetch
speciesAstragalus miguelensis
shaggy milkvetch
speciesAstragalus malacus
curvepod milkvetch
speciesAstragalus curvicarpus
Cyamodes
sectionCyamodes
Rattle Milkvetch
speciesAstragalus collinus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Compendium of Materia Medica: Illustrated Volume Middle of Middle
李時珍 · 1596 · p.96
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.346
Famine Relief Herbal
Zhu Su · 1406 · p.43
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.44
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.482
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.683
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.217
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.628
Stirpium adversaria nova
Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.428
Medical and Philosophical Garden
Joachim Camerarius · 1588 · p.392
Plant Touchstone (Phytobasanos)
Fabio Colonna · 1592 · p.80
Compendium of Materia Medica
李時珍 · 1596 · p.64
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49370.