Species: Astragalus robbinsii
Robbins' 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
astragale de Robbins
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pea Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Fabales - Fabaceae - Astragalus
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
ASTRAGALUS ROBBINSII VAR JESUPII is a perennial herb of the Fabaceae, subfamily Papilionoideae.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1988-02-24
Global Status Last Changed
1988-02-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
ASTRAGAUS ROBBINSII VAR JESUPII is known only from the shores of the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Vermont. Three populations are known, two in New Hampshire, one in Vermont, all within a 16 mile stretch of the Connecticut River.