Taxon: Astragalus diversifolius A. Gray

Genus:

Astragalus

Family:

Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

449042

Place of publication:

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 6:230. 1864

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

25-oct-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 28-ago-2007

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Common names:

meadow milk-vetch (Source: Intermt F) - English

Economic Importance:

Vertebrate poisons: birds (fide J Range Managem 28(4):260-263.)
Vertebrate poisons: mammals (fide J Range Managem 28(4):260-263.)

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho (s.e.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Nevada (e. (White Pine Co.)), Utah (n.w.)]

References:

Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part I. The Phacoid and Homaloboid Astragali Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:249-252.
Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972- (Intermt F)
Williams, M. C. & L. F. James 1975. Toxicity of nitro-containing Astragalus to sheep and chicks J. Range Managem. 28(4):260-263.

Check other web resources for Astragalus diversifolius A. Gray :

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
BONAP North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program:
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=449042. Accessed 11 mayo 2024.