Astragalus kentrophyta Calflora

Taxon Report 850

Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray

Kentrophyta milkvetch, Spiny milk vetch

Astragalus kentrophyta, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	FABACEAE
Genus:	Astragalus
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. danaus ... var. elatus ... var. tegetarius ... var. ungulatus

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Habitat: ridges

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Astragalus kentrophyta


	Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (ASKE)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google
2010 Lee Dittmann::2010 Lee Dittmann::

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 17, 2019).