Biology:Astragalus neglectus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. neglectus
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| Astragalus neglectus (Torr. & A.Gray) E. Sheld.
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Astragalus neglectus, or Cooper's milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae native to northeastern North America.
Description
Astragalus neglectus is a perennial, herbaceous plant growing 30 to 90 cm tall.[2] The alternate, compound leaves have 11-25 leaflets.[3] The 10 to 20 white or creamy flowers form a cluster arising from the upper leaf axils.[3] The fruit is in the form of an inflated pod.[3]
Etymology
The first published description of the species (as Phaca neglecta) was in A Flora of North America by John Torrey and Asa Gray in 1838.[4] The species is called Cooper's milkvetch after a William Cooper who discovered the plant described by Gray in 1856 as Astragalus cooperi (which ultimately was considered to be the same entity as A. neglectus).[5]
Distribution and habitat
The range of Astragalus negelctus is centred around the Great Lakes,[3] but it also occurs from Manitoba and South Dakota east to Massachusetts and Virginia.[6] It is rare throughout most of its range.[3] It is found in wet to dry, open, often rocky habitats, especially those that are calcareous.[7] Natural disturbance is required to maintain these open habitats.[2]
Conservation
Although ranked globally as apparently secure (G4), this species is considered to be a rare and potentially vulnerable species within most of the states and provinces it occurs.[1] It is classified as endangered in Wisconsin.[8] It was formerly considered to be at risk in Minnesota, but it was delisted after the discovery of numerous new populations in the 1990s.[3]
seedpods
botanical illustration
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Astragalus neglectus". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Astragalus+neglectus+. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Astragalus neglectus". Michigan State University. https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/description/14115/Astragalus-neglectus. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Astragalus neglectus". https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/coopers-milkvetch. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Astragalus neglectus". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:478822-1. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Gray, Asa (1856). Manual of Botany of the Northern United States. New York: George P. Putnam and co.. p. 98.
- ↑ "Astragalus neglectus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASNE2. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds (February 2011). "Astragalus neglectus". University of Michigan Herbarium. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1274.
- ↑ "Cooper's Milkvetch". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/EndangeredResources/Plants.asp?mode=detail&SpecCode=PDFAB0F5U0. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q15519972 entry
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