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Astragalus lentiginosus (specklepod milkvetch; Freckled Milkvetch)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Astragalus lentiginosus is a species of legume known by the common names spotted locoweed and freckled milkvetch. It is native to western North America, where it grows in many habitat types. There are a great number of wild varieties of this species, and they vary in appearance. The flower and the fruit of a given individual are generally needed to identify it down to the variety.
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Infraspecies

Astragalus lentiginosus var. albifolius (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. ambiguus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. antonius (San Antonio milk vetch) (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. australis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. borreganus
Astragalus lentiginosus var. bryantii
Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellae (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. coachellii
Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. floribundus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. higginsii (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. idriensis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. ineptus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. iodanthus (Humboldt River milkvetch) (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. kennedyi (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. lentiginosus
Astragalus lentiginosus var. maricopae (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. maricopii
Astragalus lentiginosus var. micans (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. multiracemosus
Astragalus lentiginosus var. negundo
Astragalus lentiginosus var. nigricalycis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. oropedii (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. piscinensis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. pohlii (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. pseudiodanthus
Astragalus lentiginosus var. pseudoiodanthus (Tonopah milkvetch)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. salinus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. scorpionis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. semotus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sesquimetralis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. stramineus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. trumbullensis
Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. vitreus (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. wilsonii (Attributes)
Astragalus lentiginosus var. yuccanus (Attributes)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Late Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  High
Fire Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  3 months 10 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Growth Form [1]  Single Crown
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Hazards [1]  Slight Toxicity
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Annual/Biennial/Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  10 inches (25 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Seeds Per [1]  140000 / lb (308647 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Shrub
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  Yellow
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Black
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  16 inches (0.4 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Infertile
Water Use [1]  Low
Screening - Summer [1]  Porous
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arches National Park II 76539 Utah, United States
Canyonlands National Park II 335430 Utah, United States
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area V 1087901 Arizona, Utah, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area V 103172 Washington, United States

Predators

Xerospermophilus mohavensis (Mohave ground squirrel)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Spermophilus mohavensis, Troy L. Best, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 509, pp. 1-7 (1995)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0