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Astragalus americanus

(Hook.) M.E. Jones

American Milkvetch

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156777
Element CodePDFAB0F0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
Other Common Names
Astragale d'Amérique (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1996-09-11
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows in "gravelly or sandy soils in woods or thickets, glades, grasslands, stream banks, [and] roadsides" (FNA 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceousBarrens
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSHYes
AlaskaSNRYes
South DakotaS3Yes
MontanaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS1Yes
QuebecS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.