Astragalus kentrophyta A.Gray

Spiny milkvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison vertebrate poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Astragalus kentrophyta unspecified picture

Distribution

Astragalus kentrophyta world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:478098-1
WFO ID wfo-0000173860
COL ID HYHM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Astragalus kentrophyta Astragalus aculeatus Tragacantha montana Kentrophyta montana Kentrophyta viridis Astragalus montanus Kentrophyta aculeata Homalobus montanus Kentrophyta montana Homalobus aculeatus Astragalus kentrophyta var. viridis Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta Astragalus montanus var. rotundus Astragalus montanus var. impensus Astragalus kentrophyta var. impensus

Lower taxons

Astragalus kentrophyta subsp. coloradoensis Astragalus kentrophyta subsp. ungulatus Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius Astragalus kentrophyta subsp. kentrophyta