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Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus

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Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  Many members of this genus contain toxic glycosides; All species with edible seedpods can be distinguished by their fleshy round or oval seedpod that looks somewhat like a greengage; A number of species can also accumulate toxic levels of selenium when grown in soils that are relatively rich in that element;
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Bees, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Herb
View Plants For A Future Record : Astragalus lentiginosus var. diphysus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Desert Biosphere Reserve 68236 Utah, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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