- Astragalus canadensis
Taxobox | name = "Astragalus canadensis"
regnum =Plantae
image_width = 250px
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Faboideae
tribus =Galegeae
genus = "Astragalus "
species = "A. canadensis"
binomial = "Astragalus canadensis"
binomial_authority = L."Astragalus canadensis" is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. The plant is found throughout Canada and the United States in many habitats including wetlands, woodlands, and prairies. It sends out several thin, erect, green stems, bearing leaves that are actually made up of pairs of leaflets, each leaflet up to 3 centimeters in length. It has inflorescences of tubular, greenish-white flowers which yield beanlike fruits within pods that rattle when dry.
Like other "Astragalus" species, "A. canadensis" is somewhat toxic, but it has been used medicinally by Native American groups such as the
Blackfoot andLakota people , particularly the roots.External links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ASCA11 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.missouriplants.com/Whitealt/Astragalus_canadensis_page.html Photo Gallery]
* [http://wildflower.utexas.edu/plants/result.php?id_plant=ASCA11 Native Plants of Texas]
* [http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Astragalus+canadensis Ethnobotany]
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