Astragalus lentiginosus var. micans information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas var. micans Barneby

Genus: Astragalus
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Galegeae subtribe: Astragalinae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 400556
Place of publication: Leafl. W. Bot. 8:22. 1956
Name verified on: 15-Dec-1994 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Jun-2009
Species priority site is: Western Regional PI Station (W6).
Accessions: 1 in National Plant Germplasm System.

SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN BECAUSE RARE OR ENDANGERED

Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California [Inyo Co.]

References:

Barneby, R. C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. Part II. The Cercidothrix, Hypoglottis, Piptolodoid, Trimeniaeus and Orophaca Astragali. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13:952.
Center for Plant Conservation. Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource).
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California.

Check other web resources for Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas var. micans Barneby:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ILDIS: World Database of Legumes

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?400556 (21 May 2013)

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