Astragalus plattensis, the Platte River milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, native to North America.[2] It was named in 1838.[3] Its range includes the Great Plains of the United States, from southern Montana and North Dakota south to central Texas.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Astragalus |
| Species: | A. plattensis
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| Astragalus plattensis Nutt.[2]
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Astragalus plattensis is also sometimes called ground plum, a name it shares with some other species in the genus Astragalus, particularly Astragalus crassicarpus.[5] The two species are sometimes confused, though in general, the fruiting pods of A. crassicarpus are glabrous (hairless) while those of A. plattensis are hairy.[6]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Astragalus plattensis". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Astragalus plattensis Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Astragalus plattensis Nutt". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Astragalus plattensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ Nowick, Elaine (2014). Historical common names of Great Plains plants, with scientific names index. ISBN 9781609620585.
- ^ "Monographs Details: Astragalus plattensis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gra". World Flora Online. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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