Taxon: Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. earlei (Greene ex Rydb.) Tidestr.

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See other conspecific taxa:

• Astragalus mollissimus (2 accessions)
• Astragalus mollissimus var. coryi (no accessions)
• Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus (no accessions)
• Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae (1 accessions)

Common names:

• Earle's woolly locoweed   (Source: Mem NYBG 13:739.1964) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Vertebrate poisons: mammals   (to livestock fide Mem NYBG 13:736. 1964; Kingsbury, as A. earlei)
  

More:

View toxicology references for Astragalus mollissimus var. earlei from FDA Poisonous Plant Database

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - Chihuahua, Coahuila

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. 13:737.
• Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Astragalus earlei Greene ex Rydb. (basionym)
  

Check other web resources for Astragalus mollissimus Torr. var. earlei (Greene ex Rydb.) Tidestr.:

• 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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• 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

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