Species: Astragalus agrestis
Purple Milkvetch
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Don Meadow Milkvetch - Field Milkvetch - Purple Milkvetch - astragale rustique - purple milkvetch
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pea Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Fabales - Fabaceae - Astragalus
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-05-14
Global Status Last Changed
1988-08-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
<img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.AB=S5&CA.BC=S5&CA.MB=S5&CA.NT=SNR&CA.ON=SH&CA.SK=SNR&CA.YT=S2&US.CA=S1&US.CO=SNR&US.ID=SNR&US.IL=SE&US.IA=S3&US.KS=SNR&US.MN=SNR&US.MT=S5&US.NE=S1&US.NV=SNR&US.NM=SNR&US.ND=SNR&US.OR=SNR&US.SD=SNR&US.UT=SNR&US.WA=S3&US.WY=S5" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
Global Range
In the northern half of the Great Plains (Great Plains Flora Association, 1986). In California, occurs in the Modoc Plateau region (Hickman, 1993). British Columbia, north to Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories, east to Newfoundland and south to Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Washington and northeastern Oregon (Douglas, 1989). In Utah, occurs in 21 counties (Welsh, 1993). In Nevada, known from the northern portion of the state only (Kartesz, 1988).