Calflora: Astragalus austiniae

Astragalus austiniae Brewer & S. Watson

Austin's milk vetch, Austin's milkvetch

Astragalus austiniae, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders.

Community:	Subalpine Forest
Habitat:	ridges [Walker]
Elevation:	between 8800 and 10500 feet

Family:	Fabaceae (TJM2 Treatment)
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Astragalus found in California.

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Synonyms:

XWALK:

Astragalus austinae

Distribution in California by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

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	There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
	There are reported records.
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CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Astragalus austiniae from other sources:

Photos on CalPhotos / Picasa / Flickr
Photos or website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (ASAU)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
2011 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)