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Astragalus australis

(L.) Lam.

Indian Milkvetch

G5Secure Found in 18 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1342876
Element CodePDFAB0FBX0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
Other Common Names
Astragale austral (FR) Indian milkvetch (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the broad concept of Astragalus australis that includes A. cottonii (=A. australis var. olympicus) following FNA (vol. 11, 2023). In contrast, Kartesz (1994) treats A. australis and A. cottonii as distinct species.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1993-02-14
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS1Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
OntarioS1Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North DakotaS3Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
UtahS2Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (18)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Montana (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Silver King - Falls CreekHelena National Forest6,811
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest8,209
Wyoming (6)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Devils CanyonBighorn National Forest37,416
Horse Creek MesaBighorn National Forest77,808
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Togwotee PassShoshone National Forest7,344
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.