Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray

Balloonpod milkvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.04-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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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) 4-10

Usage

Uses poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 whitneyi unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Conservation status

Astragalus whitneyi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25805-2
WFO ID wfo-0000170182
COL ID 67W3F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Astragalus whitneyi Phaca whitneyi Tragacantha whitneyi Phaca argentata Phaca pinosa Astragalus whitneyi var. whitneyi Astragalus whitneyi var. pinosus Astragalus hookerianus var. whitneyi Astragalus hookerianus var. pinosus Astragalus whitneyi subsp. whitneyi Astragalus whitneyi subsp. pinosus

Lower taxons

Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus Astragalus whitneyi var. lenophyllus Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus