Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens (Gand.) Barneby

Variety

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus > Astragalus canadensis

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can grow in wetlands or scrub.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24596-2
WFO ID wfo-0000178963
COL ID 7LB53
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Astragalus torreyi Astragalus pachystachys Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens Astragalus mortonii f. rydbergii