Astragalus tennesseensis information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
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Taxon: Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm.

Genus: Astragalus
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Galegeae subtribe: Astragalinae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 400560
Place of publication: Fl. South. U.S. 98. 1860
Name verified on: 15-Dec-1994 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Jun-2009
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN BECAUSE RARE OR ENDANGERED

Species on the following lists:

Center for Plant Conservation
Check conservation status and distribution in NatureServe Explorer database

Economic importance:

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

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)
Northeastern U.S.A.: United States - Indiana [Tippecanoe Co. (recently reintrod.)]
North-Central U.S.A.: United States - Illinois [Tazewell Co. (once more widespread in state)]
Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama [n.], Tennessee

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. 13:769.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1975. Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois. (F IllMohl)
Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. (F Missouri)
Webb, D. H. et al. 1992. Sida 15:97–103.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Astragalus tennesseensis.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Astragalus tennesseensis.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm.:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
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?400560 (09 February 2010)

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