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Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray
twogrooved milkvetch
Symbol: ASBI2
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Line drawing of Astragalus bisulcatus (twogrooved milkvetch) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 380. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray

ASBI2

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Related Taxa:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray

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Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus. Native. Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus. Native. Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus var. major. Native. Distribution of Astragalus bisulcatus var. nevadensis. Native.  
Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus
twogrooved milkvetch		 Astragalus bisulcatus var. haydenianus
Hayden's milkvetch		 Astragalus bisulcatus var. major
twogrooved milkvetch		 Astragalus bisulcatus var. nevadensis
Nevada milkvetch		  
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Classification:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Fabales –
                         Family Fabaceae – Pea family
                            Genus Astragalus L. – milkvetch
                               Species Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray – twogrooved milkvetch

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Invasive Information:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray
        twogrooved milkvetch
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) Gray

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25438.

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