Astragalus americanus (Hooker) M.E. Jones

Astragalus americanus (Hooker) M.E. Jones is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b.

Vernacular names

• astragale d'Amérique Labrecque & Lavoie, 2002

• American milk-vetch ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Astragalus alpinus var. americanus (Hooker) E. Sheldon POWO
• Astragalus frigidus var. americanus (Hooker) S. Watson POWO
• Astragalus frigidus var. dawsonensis J. Rousseau POWO
• Astragalus frigidus var. gaspensis (J. Rousseau) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b
• Astragalus gaspensis J. Rousseau FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b
• Phaca americana (Hooker) Rydberg ex Britton & A. Brown POWO
• Phaca frigida var. americana Hooker FNA Ed. Comm., 2023b

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae
Subfamily	Papilionoideae
Tribe	Galegeae
Genus	Astragalus
Section	Astragalus sect. Cenanthrum
Species	Astragalus americanus

Habit

Herb