Astragalus racemosus

Astragalus racemosus, the cream milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to central North America.[1] A selenium hyperaccumulator, it is considered capable of poisoning livestock as one of the locoweeds.[3][4]

Astragalus racemosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Astragalus
Species:
A. racemosus
Binomial name
Astragalus racemosus
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Astragalus galegoides Nutt.
    • Astragalus parviflorus Desf. ex Spreng.
    • Astragalus platycarpus (Rydb.) Barneby
    • Astragalus platycarpus var. typicus Barneby
    • Astragalus racemosus var. brevisetus (Rydb.) M.E.Jones
    • Astragalus racemosus var. typicus Ced.Porter
    • Craccina racemosa (Pursh) Steven
    • Tium brevisetum Rydb.
    • Tium platycarpum Rydb.
    • Tium racemosum (Pursh) Rydb.
    • Tragacantha racemosa (Pursh) Kuntze

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Astragalus racemosus var. longisetus M.E.Jones – Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, Québec
  • Astragalus racemosus var. racemosus – Saskatchewan, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Mexico Northeast
  • Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei Ced.Porter – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming

References
  1. "Astragalus racemosus Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. "Astragalus racemosus". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. Lindblom, Stormy Dawn; Fakra, Sirine C.; Landon, Jessica; Schulz, Paige; Tracy, Benjamin; Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H. (2013). "Inoculation of Astragalus racemosus and Astragalus convallarius with selenium-hyperaccumulator rhizosphere fungi affects growth and selenium accumulation". Planta. 237 (3): 717–729. doi:10.1007/s00425-012-1789-5. PMID 23117393. S2CID 15677486.
  4. Wilber, Charles G. (1980). "Toxicology of selenium: A review". Clinical Toxicology. 17 (2): 171–230. doi:10.3109/15563658008985076. PMID 6998645.


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