Biology:Astragalus racemosus
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae
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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. racemosus
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Astragalus racemosus, the cream milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to central North America.[1] A selenium hyperaccumulator, it is considered capable of poisoning livestock as one of the locoweeds.[3][4]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Astragalus racemosus Pursh" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/479468-1.
- ↑ "Astragalus racemosus". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 August 2013. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=asra2.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wilber, Charles G. (1980). "Toxicology of selenium: A review". Clinical Toxicology 17 (2): 171–230. doi:10.3109/15563658008985076. PMID 6998645.
Wikidata ☰ Q15522947 entry
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