Astragalus preussii var. preussii Calflora

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Astragalus preussii A. Gray var. preussii

Desert milkvetch, Preuss's milk vetch

2015 John Doyen

2017 Zoya Akulova

2015 John Doyen

Astragalus preussii var. preussii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Arizona; Nevada and Utah.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~71 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Astragalus preussii var. latus

Information about Astragalus preussii var. preussii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ASPRP3) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.1 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).