Biology:Astragalus utahensis

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Short description: Species of legume


Astragalus utahensis
Astragalus utahensis Utah.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. utahensis
Binomial name
Astragalus utahensis
(Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray

Astragalus utahensis, commonly called the Utah milkvetch,[1] is a species of plant in the legume family.

It is native to western North America, in the U.S. states of Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.[2] It is particularly abundant in the Wasatch Mountains.[3] Typical habitats include rocky hillsides, sagebrush openings, and pinyon-juniper areas.[4]

It produces pink-purple flowers in the spring.

References

  1. "Astragalus utahensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASUT. Retrieved 21 December 2017. 
  2. "Astragalus utahensis", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Astragalus%20utahensis.png, retrieved 21 December 2017 
  3. Welsh, Stanley; Atwood, N.; Goodrich, Sherel; Higgins, Larry (1987). A Utah Flora. Monte L Bean Life Science Museum. 
  4. Cronquist, Arthur; Holmgren, Arthur; Holmgren, Noel; James, Reveal; Holmgren, Patricia; Barneby, Rupert (1989). Intermountain Flora Volume Three. Part B. Fabales. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A.. New York Botanical Garden. 

Wikidata ☰ Q12124283 entry