Species
Astragalus nuttallii (Nuttall’s milkvetch)
Astragalus nuttallii. Photo: no rights reserved
Astragalus nuttallii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Nuttall’s milkvetch. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in the sandy soils of coastal habitat. This is a perennial herb forming thick, tangled clumps of hairy to hairless stems up to a meter in length. The abundant leaves are up to 17 centimeters in length and made up of many oval-shaped leaflets. The inflorescence is a large, dense body…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Fabales (Legumes, milkworts, and allies)
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Family: Fabaceae (Legumes)
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Subfamily: Faboideae
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Tribe: Galegeae (Milkvetches, locoweeds, and allies)
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Genus: Astragalus (Milkvetches)
- Species: Astragalus nuttallii (Nuttall’s milkvetch)
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Genus: Astragalus (Milkvetches)
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Tribe: Galegeae (Milkvetches, locoweeds, and allies)
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Subfamily: Faboideae
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Family: Fabaceae (Legumes)
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Order: Fabales (Legumes, milkworts, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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