Taxon: Astragalus pectinatus (Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don

 
Genus: Astragalus
Family: Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Astragalinae
Nomen number: 5848
Place of publication: Gen. hist. 2:257. 1832
Link to protologue:
Typification:
Name Verified on: 22-ago-1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 04-feb-2008
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6)
Accessions: 0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

Common names:

  • tine-leaf milk-vetch  (Source: Mem NYBG) - English

Economic Importance:

  • Vertebrate poisons: mammals (to livestock via selenium poisoning fide Kingsbury)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Northern America
    • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.), Manitoba (s.w.)]
    • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas (w.), Nebraska (w.), North Dakota, South Dakota (w.)]
    • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (e.), Montana, Wyoming]


References:

  1. Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part I. The Phacoid and Homaloboid Astragali Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:425.
  2. Kingsbury, J. M. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. 1964 (Kingsbury)

Check other web resources for Astragalus pectinatus (Hook.) Douglas ex G. Don :

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=5848. Accessed 11 mayo 2024.