Astragalus amphioxys A.Gray

Crescent milkvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Snake Bite Remedy (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Astragalus amphioxys unspecified picture

Distribution

Astragalus amphioxys world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1095432-2
WFO ID wfo-0000182154
COL ID HWBJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astragalus amphioxys Xylophacos aragalloides Astragalus marcusjonesii Xylophacos melanocalyx Astragalus crescenticarpus Astragalus selenaeus Xylophacos amphioxys Astragalus amphioxys var. cymbellus Astragalus amphioxys var. amphioxys Astragalus shortianus var. minor Astragalus amphioxys var. typicus Astragalus amphioxys var. melanocalyx

Lower taxons

Astragalus amphioxys var. vespertinus Astragalus amphioxys var. musimonum