Species: Astragalus cicer
Chickpea Milkvetch
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Cicer Milkvetch - Wild Lentil - chickpea 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
1994-03-22
Global Status Last Changed
1994-03-22
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Most of continental Europe, from southern Sweden to northern Spain, east to Finland, European Russia, the Caucasus, and Armenia, introduced in the U.S., reportedly naturalized in Whatcom County, Washington, in southern Manitoba (nr Brandon), and possibly also in northeastern Nevada (Elko Co.) (Barneby, 1964).