Plants Profile for Astragalus humillimus (Mancos milkvetch)

General Information
Symbol:	ASHU
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	L48 N
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Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Astragalus L. – milkvetch
Species	Astragalus humillimus A. Gray – Mancos milkvetch

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
United States: Mancos milk-vetch Endangered
New Mexico Mancos milkvetch Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status