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Astragalus nuttallianus (Nuttall milkvetch; smallflowered milkvetch)

Synonyms: Astragalus micranthus (heterotypic); Astragalus trichocarpus; Hamosa nuttalliana (homotypic); Tragacantha micrantha

Wikipedia Abstract

Astragalus nuttallianus is a species of milkvetch known by the common names smallflower milkvetch and turkeypeas. It is native to the southwestern and south central United States and northern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat, often in dry areas. There are several varieties of this species:
View Wikipedia Record: Astragalus nuttallianus

Infraspecies

Astragalus nuttallianus var. austrinus (Attributes)
Astragalus nuttallianus var. cedrosensis (Attributes)
Astragalus nuttallianus var. imperfectus (Attributes)
Astragalus nuttallianus var. macilentus (Attributes)
Astragalus nuttallianus var. micranthiformis (Attributes)
Astragalus nuttallianus var. nuttallianus
Astragalus nuttallianus var. trichocarpus (Attributes)
Astragalus nuttallianus var. zapatanus (Attributes)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canyonlands National Park II 335430 Utah, United States
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area V 1087901 Arizona, Utah, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

Predators

Dipodomys ordii (Ord's kangaroo rat)[1]
Perognathus flavus (silky pocket mouse)[1]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food Habits of Rodents Inhabiting Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems of Central New Mexico, ANDREW G. HOPE AND ROBERT R. PARMENTER, Special Publication of the Museum of Southwestern Biology, NUMBER 9, pp. 1–75 (2007)
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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