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Astragalus eremiticus

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Hermit Milkvetch

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1353326

Element CodePDFAB0FBY0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusAstragalus

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 narrow treatment of Astragalus eremiticus, following FNA (2023, vol. 11), which includes two varieties (var. eremiticus and var. spencianus) and elevates A. eremiticus var. ampullarioides to the species-level. In contrast, Kartesz (1994, 1999) did not recognize varieties and includes A. ampullarioides (=A. eremiticus var. ampullarioides) as a synonym.

Conservation Status

Change Date2025-05-15

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Nevada	S3	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Utah	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Nevada (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Humboldt - South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	11,152
Pearl Peak	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	71,405
Pine Mtn.	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	12,519

References (3)

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.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.