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Astragalus mollissimus Torr.
woolly locoweed
Symbol: ASMO7
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 mollissimus 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: 379. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Distribution by State

Astragalus mollissimus Torr.

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Related Taxa:
Astragalus mollissimus Torr.

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Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii. Native. Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. coryi. Native. Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. earlei. Native. Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. marcidus. Native. Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii. Native.
Astragalus mollissimus var. bigelovii
woolly locoweed		 Astragalus mollissimus var. coryi
woolly locoweed		 Astragalus mollissimus var. earlei
woolly locoweed		 Astragalus mollissimus var. marcidus
woolly locoweed		 Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii
woolly locoweed
Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. mogollonicus. Native. Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus. Native. Distribution of Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae. Native.    
Astragalus mollissimus var. mogollonicus
woolly locoweed		 Astragalus mollissimus var. mollissimus
woolly locoweed		 Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae
woolly locoweed		    
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Classification:
Astragalus mollissimus Torr.

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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 mollissimus Torr. – woolly locoweed

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Invasive Information:
Astragalus mollissimus Torr.
        woolly loco
        purple locoweed
        woolly milkvetch
        woolly locoweed
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.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Astragalus mollissimus Torr.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25589.

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