PLANTS Profile for Astragalus chinensis (Chinese milkvetch)

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Astragalus chinensis L. f.
Chinese milkvetch


Symbol:		ASCH6
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Fabaceae
Growth Habit:		Forb/herb
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State:
Astragalus chinensis L. f.

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Astragalus chinensis L. f. occures in the following states: Idaho

Related Taxa:
Astragalus chinensis L. f.

View 237 genera in Fabaceae, 419 species in Astragalus

Classification:
Astragalus chinensis L. f.

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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 chinensis L. f. – Chinese milkvetch

Introduced Information:
Astragalus chinensis L. f.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Astragalus chinensis L. f.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25461.