Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus > Astragalus agrestisAstragalus agrestis (purple milkvetch; field milkvetch; cock's-head)Synonyms: Astragalus agrestis f. agrestis; Astragalus agrestis f. virgultulus; Astragalus agrestis var. bracteatus; Astragalus agrestis var. polyspermus; Astragalus danicus dasyglottis; Astragalus danicus f. virgultulus; Astragalus danicus var. dasyglottis; Astragalus dasiglottis; Astragalus dasyglottis (heterotypic); Astragalus dasyglottis var. tschujensis; Astragalus goniatus; Astragalus hypoglottis (heterotypic); Astragalus hypoglottis var. bracteatus; Astragalus hypoglottis var. dasyglottis; Astragalus hypoglottis var. polyspermus; Astragalus hypoglottis var. robustus; Astragalus hypoglottis var. tschujensis; Astragalus tarletonis; Astragalus virgultulus; Phaca agrestis (homotypic); Tragacantha dasyglossis Language: Russian Astragalus agrestis is a species of milkvetch known by the common names purple milkvetch, purple loco, and field milkvetch. It is native to much of western and northern North America from most of Canada to the southwestern United States, as well as eastern Asia. It grows in vernally moist areas such as meadows, and is often found in sagebrush. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Badlands National Park |
II |
178535 |
South Dakota, United States |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Devils Tower National Monument |
V |
1361 |
Wyoming, United States |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Grasslands National Park |
II |
128635 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve |
II |
5463436 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument |
V |
755 |
Montana, United States |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Pipestone National Monument |
V |
326 |
Minnesota, United States |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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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
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