Astragalus utahensis
Astragalus utahensis, commonly called the Utah milkvetch,[1] is a species of plant in the legume family.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. utahensis |
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It is native to western North America, in the U.S. states of Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming.[2] It is particularly abundant in the Wasatch Mountains.[3] Typical habitats include rocky hillsides, sagebrush openings, and pinyon-juniper areas.[4]
It produces pink-purple flowers in the spring.
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Astragalus utahensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- "Astragalus utahensis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Welsh, Stanley; Atwood, N.; Goodrich, Sherel; Higgins, Larry (1987). A Utah Flora. Monte L Bean Life Science Museum.
- Cronquist, Arthur; Holmgren, Arthur; Holmgren, Noel; James, Reveal; Holmgren, Patricia; Barneby, Rupert (1989). Intermountain Flora Volume Three. Part B. Fabales. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. New York Botanical Garden.
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