Astragalus accidens var. hendersonii Calflora

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Astragalus accidens S. Watson var. hendersonii (S. Watson) M. E. Jones

Henderson's milk vetch, Henderson's milkvetch

2012 Gerald Carr

2012 Steve Matson

Astragalus accidens var. hendersonii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Astragalus accidens
Genus:	Astragalus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Astragalus pachystachys
PLANTS	Astragalus watsonii

Information about Astragalus accidens var. hendersonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASACH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).