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| Astragalus tegetarioides | |
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| Var. tegetarioides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. tegetarioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus tegetarioides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Astragalus tegetarioides, the bastard milkvetch or bastard kentrophyta, is a species of rare flowering plant in the pea family from California and Oregon.
Taxonomy
[edit]Astragalus tegetarioides was scientifically described and named in 1902 by Marcus E. Jones.[2] It is part of the Astragalus genus, which is classified in the Fabaceae family. As of April 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two varieties:[1]
- Astragalus tegetarioides var. anxius (Meinke & Kaye) S.L.Welsh
- Astragalus tegetarioides var. tegetarioides
However, in a few sources such as the Jepson eFlora variety anxius is treated as a species named Astragalus anxius,[3] in which case A. tegetarioides is native only to Oregon and A. anxius to California.[4]
Names
[edit]Astragalus tegetarioides is known by the common name bastard milkvetch or bastard kentrophyta.[5][6] Variety tegetarioides is called the Blue Mountain milkvetch.[7]
Range and habitat
[edit]The variety tegetarioides grows in Deschutes, County, Oregon|Grant, and Harney counties in eastern Oregon. There it grows in dry habitats of the pine forests and sagebrush steppe. It can be found at elevations of 1,300–1,600 meters (4,300–5,200 ft).[8]
Variety anxius is endemic to the Ash Valley, an area near the headwaters of Ash Creek, in Lassen County, California. It can be found at elevations of 1,500–1,700 meters (4,900–5,600 ft) flat, open, dry areas juniper–sagebrush steppes or Jeffrey pine woodlands.[9]
References
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[edit]Web sources
[edit]- IPNI (2026). "Astragalus tegetarioides M.E.Jones". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- NatureServe (31 July 2026). "Astragalus tegetarioides var. tegetarioides". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- NRCS (2026). "Astragalus tegetarioides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- POWO (2026). "Astragalus tegetarioides M.E.Jones". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- Welsh, Stanley L. (17 December 2025a) [In print 2023]. "Astragalus tegetarioides". Flora of North America. ISBN 978-0-19-761980-3. OCLC 1396754367. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - Welsh, Stanley L. (17 December 2025b) [In print 2023]. "Astragalus tegetarioides var. anxius". Flora of North America. ISBN 978-0-19-761980-3. OCLC 1396754367. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - Welsh, Stanley L. (17 December 2025c) [In print 2023]. "Astragalus tegetarioides var. tegetarioides". Flora of North America. ISBN 978-0-19-761980-3. OCLC 1396754367. Archived from the original on 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Spellenberg, Richard (2023). "Astragalus anxius, in Jepson Flora Project". Jepson eFlora. University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
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