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Astragalus
Family: Fabaceae
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Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada
Cal-tube campanulate to cylindric, often oblique; cal-lobes triangular to linear-subulate; standard obovate-oblong to rotund, usually surpassing the obtuse or emarginate wings; keel obtuse to acute, not beaked; stamens 10, diadelphous; fr highly variable, usually dehiscent; ours perennial herbs with numerous pinnate lfls and anthocyanic to ochroleucous or white fls in axillary racemes. (Atelophragma, Batidophaca, Geoprumnon, Holophacos, Homalobus, Phaca, Pisophaca, Tium, Xylophacos) 1500+, widespread.

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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Species within checklist: Badlands National Park Plants
Astragalus agrestis
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Astragalus barrii
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Astragalus bisulcatus
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Astragalus canadensis
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Astragalus crassicarpus
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Astragalus gilviflorus
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Astragalus gracilis
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Astragalus hyalinus
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Astragalus lotiflorus
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Astragalus miser
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Astragalus missouriensis
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Astragalus mollissimus
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Astragalus multiflorus
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Astragalus plattensis
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Astragalus purshii
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Astragalus racemosus
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Astragalus tenellus
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Astragalus vexilliflexus
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