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Astragalus racemosus

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Astragalus racemosus

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. racemosus
Binomial name
Astragalus racemosus
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Astragalus galegoides Nutt.
    • Astragalus parviflorus Desf. ex Spreng.
    • Astragalus platycarpus (Rydb.) Barneby
    • Astragalus platycarpus var. typicus Barneby
    • Astragalus racemosus var. brevisetus (Rydb.) M.E.Jones
    • Astragalus racemosus var. typicus Ced.Porter
    • Craccina racemosa (Pursh) Steven
    • Tium brevisetum Rydb.
    • Tium platycarpum Rydb.
    • Tium racemosum (Pursh) Rydb.
    • Tragacantha racemosa (Pursh) Kuntze

Astragalus racemosus, the cream milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to central North America.[2] A selenium hyperaccumulator, it is considered capable of poisoning livestock as one of the locoweeds.[4][5]

Subtaxa

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The following varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Astragalus racemosus var. longisetus M.E.Jones – Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, Québec
  • Astragalus racemosus var. racemosus – Saskatchewan, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Mexico Northeast
  • Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei Ced.Porter – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Astragalus racemosus". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Astragalus racemosus Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Astragalus racemosus". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ Lindblom, Stormy Dawn; Fakra, Sirine C.; Landon, Jessica; Schulz, Paige; Tracy, Benjamin; Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H. (2013). "Inoculation of Astragalus racemosus and Astragalus convallarius with selenium-hyperaccumulator rhizosphere fungi affects growth and selenium accumulation". Planta. 237 (3): 717–729. doi:10.1007/s00425-012-1789-5. PMID 23117393. S2CID 15677486.
  5. ^ Wilber, Charles G. (1980). "Toxicology of selenium: A review". Clinical Toxicology. 17 (2): 171–230. doi:10.3109/15563658008985076. PMID 6998645.


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