Astragalus desperatus M.E.Jones is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Astragalus desperatus M.E.Jones
Astragalus desperatus, or rimrock milkvetch, is a perennial endemic legume of Colorado Plateau southwestern US plant communities.
Astragalus desperatus M.E.Jones, commonly called rimrock milkvetch, is a perennial plant species that belongs to the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States. It is an endemic species that grows only on the Colorado Plateau, within mixed desert shrub and pinyon-juniper forest communities.
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Psorothamnus spinosus (A.Gray) Barneby
Sulla coronaria (L.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi
Trifolium repens L.
Genista germanica L.
Millettia grandis (E.Mey.) Skeels
Lupinus leucophyllus Douglas ex Lindl.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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