Species: Astragalus diaphanus
John Day Milkvetch
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pea Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Fabales - Fabaceae - Astragalus - Species accepted without varieties by Kartesz (1994, 1999) and Isely (1998). Two varieties (diaphanus and diurnus) have been recognized by some authors. LEM 23Dec99.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-05-12
Global Status Last Changed
2008-05-12
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
In northern Oregon, along the John Day River valley near Dayville downstream to the Columbia River, then west along the Columbia River to the Dalles River (Barneby 1964). Historically extending into Washington but possibly extirpated there (WNHP 1999).