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General Information | |
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Symbol: | ASMO7 |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 mollissimus Torr. – woolly locoweed |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 8 subspecies of Astragalus mollissimus . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
U.S. Weed Information | |
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Astragalus mollissimus
purple locoweed
woolly loco
woolly locoweed
woolly milkvetch
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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NE&GP | Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. |
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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