Astragalus palmeri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Astragalus palmeri A. Gray

Palmer locoweed, Palmer's milk vetch, Palmer's milkvetch

2013 Keir Morse

2012 Gary A. Monroe

2017 Keir Morse

2023 Alaine Arslan

2012 Caesara Brungraber

2010 Larry Sward

2014 Keir Morse

Astragalus palmeri is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~275 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Astragalus vaseyi var. johnstonii
PLANTS	Astragalus vaseyi var. metanus
JEF + PLANTS	Astragalus vaseyi

Information about Astragalus palmeri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASPA10) 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).