Astragalus tennesseensis A.Gray ex Chapm.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

Stems clustered on a stout taproot, ± ascending, 1–5 dm, leafy, softly spreading-villous; lower stipules membranous, broadly ovate, 7–20 mm; lfls 23–33, narrowly oblong to elliptic, 1–2 cm, glabrous above, long-hairy beneath; cal-tube 6–11 mm, saccate-gibbous at base, villous; cor ochroleucous, 1.5–2 cm; fr ascending, bilocular, indehiscent, 2.5–4 cm × 7–13 mm, curved, acuminate, thick-walled, thinly long-hairy, wrinkled when dry, pithy within. Cedar glades of Tenn. and n. Ala.; upper Illinois and Rocky rivers in n.c. Ill. Apr.–June. (Geoprumnon t.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.12
Root system tap-root
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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) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:480161-1
WFO ID wfo-0001053294
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Astragalus tennesseensis