Astragalus anserinus
Astragalus anserinus, also called the Goose Creek milkvetch, is a member of the genus Astragalus that is listed as a candidate species under the Endangered Species Act. It grows in a 10-square-mile (26 km2) area of the Goose Watershed of the Upper Snake Basin in Idaho, Nevada and Utah.[1][2][3]
| Goose Creek milkvetch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. anserinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Astragalus anserinus Atwood, Goodrich, & Welch | |
References
- John Platt (Sep 14, 2009). "Rare plant worthy of Endangered Species Act protection--But won't get it". Scientific American.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (September 10, 2009). "Milkvetch Warrants Endangered Species Act Protection But Listing Precluded By Other Priorities". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASAN7
External links
- The Nature Conservancy
- Atwood, N. D., et al. (1984). New Astragalus (Leguminosae) from the Goose Creek drainage Utah-Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist.
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