Astragalus canadensis

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:FABACEAE
Species:Astragalus canadensis L.
Common Name:Canadian Milk Vetch
Habitat:Calcareous (limestone and chalk) bluffs above rivers and creeks.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI), S1 (State Rank), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyFABACEAE - Pea/Bean family
Genus Astragalus
Species Astragalus canadensis L. - Canadian Milk Vetch

Citation

Citation Astragalus canadensis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 757. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 565 (lectotype: BM; isolectotype LINN 926.13). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in Turland & C.E. Jarvis, Taxon 46: 464. 1997.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Astragalus canadensis var. carolinianus    
Astragalus carolinianus    
Astragalus halei    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Colbert, Dallas, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Sumter

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1893 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0010277 Sumter 12 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7262		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis L.
UWAL0011875 Sumter 09 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7245		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0010276 Sumter 12 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7260		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis L.
UNA00056486 Sumter 19 May 1998 Schotz, Alfred
1621		 UNA
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
TROY000039913 Sumter 12 May 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7260		 TROY
Astragalus canadensis Linnaeus
UWAL0049902 Colbert 06 Jun 1981 Webb, David H.
3964		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis L.
ALNHS00002346 Colbert 22 Aug 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-142		 ALNHS
Astragalus canadensis L.
UWAL0006763 Sumter 20 May 1998 White, James E.
B-136		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis L.
UWAL0014445 Colbert 26 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4984		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis Linnaeus
UNA00016109 Madison 10 Jul 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
985		 UNA
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
UWAL0047712 Lawrence 26 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2413		 UWAL
Astragalus canadensis Linnaeus
UNA00008768 Dallas 22 May 1893 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
ALNHS00003539 Jackson 22 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1732		 ALNHS
Astragalus canadensis L.
UNA00008763 Franklin 17 Jun 1893 Wilson, M.C.
s.n.		 UNA
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
UNA00064012 Sumter 01 Sep 2003 Schotz, Alfred
1920		 UNA
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis
AUA000010506 Lauderdale 8 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
253		 AUA
Astragalus Canadensis L.
AUA000041342 Madison 20 Jun 2017 Schotz, Alfred
2206		 AUA
Astragalus Canadensis L.
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