Astragalus pycnostachyus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 926

Astragalus pycnostachyus A. Gray

Loco weed, Marsh milk vetch, Marsh milkvetch

2005 Will Chatfield-Taylor

1998 Doreen L. Smith

2007 Nicholas Jensen

2003 BLM,Arcata Field Office

Astragalus pycnostachyus, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Astragalus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. lanosissimus ... var. pycnostachyus

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Astragalus pycnostachyus


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASPY) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/18/2021).