Biology:Astragalus plattensis

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Short description: Species of legume

Astragalus plattensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. plattensis
Binomial name
Astragalus plattensis
Nutt.[1]

Astragalus plattensis, the Platte River milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, native to North America.[1] It was named in 1838.[2] Its range includes the Great Plains of the United States, from southern Montana and North Dakota south to central Texas .[3]

Astragalus plattensis is also sometimes called ground plum, a name it shares with some other species in the genus Astragalus, particularly Astragalus crassicarpus.[4] The two species are sometimes confused, though in general, the fruiting pods of A. crassicarpus are glabrous (hairless) while those of A. plattensis are hairy.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Astragalus plattensis Nutt.". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25448-2. Retrieved 8 December 2018. 
  2. "Astragalus plattensis Nutt.". International Plant Names Index. http://beta.ipni.org/n/25448-2. Retrieved 8 December 2018. 
  3. "Astragalus plattensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=aspl2. Retrieved 8 December 2018. 
  4. Nowick, Elaine (2014). Historical common names of Great Plains plants, with scientific names index. ISBN 9781609620585. 
  5. "Monographs Details: Astragalus plattensis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gra.". World Flora Online. http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/world-flora/details.php?irn=15317. Retrieved 8 December 2018. 

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