Astragalus mohavensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Astragalus mohavensis S. Watson

Mohave locoweed, Mojave milk vetch, Mojave milkvetch

2019 Steve Matson

2020 Matt Berger

2019 Steve Matson

2020 David Greenberger

Astragalus mohavensis is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~189 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. hemigyrus ... var. mohavensis
Genus:	Astragalus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


Calflora	Astragalus mojavensis

Information about Astragalus mohavensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASMO5) 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: 11/21/2024).