Astragalus mollissimus

Astragalus mollissimus

Astragalus mollissimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Galegeae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: Astragalus mollissimus
Varietates: A. m. var. bigelovii – A. m. var. coryi – A. m. var. earlei – A. m. var. irolanus – A. m. var. marcidus – A. m. var. matthewsii – A. m. var. mogollonicus – A. m. var. nitens – A. m. var. thompsoniae

Name

Astragalus mollissimus Torr., 1827

Homonyms

• Astragalus mollissimus C.Presl = Astragalus bethlehemiticus Boiss.
• Astragalus mollissimus Gontsch. = Astragalus sericeopuberulus Boriss.

Synonyms

• Astragalus mollissimus f. flavus McGregor
• Astragalus simulans Cockerell
• Phaca villosa E.James ex S.Watson
• Tragacantha mollissima (Torr.) Kuntze

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1827. Some account of a collection of plants made during a journey to the Rocky Mountains in the summer of 1820, by Edwin P. James, M. D. Assistant Surgeon U.S. Army. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 2: 161–254. BHL Reference page. : 2:178.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Astragalus mollissimus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Astragalus mollissimus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 18 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Astragalus mollissimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astragalus mollissimus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• IUCN: Astragalus mollissimus Torr.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: woolly locoweed

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