Astragalus alpinus
Alpine Milk Vetch, Alpine Milkvetch
Also known as: Astragalina alpina (L.) Bubani +12 more
- Astragalina alpina (L.) Bubani
- Astragaloides alpina (L.) Medik.
- Astragalus alpestris Bubani
- Astragalus alpinus f. alpinus
- Astragalus astragalinus E.Sheld.
- Astragalus lapponicus (DC.) Krylov
- Astragalus phacinus E.H.L.Krause
- Atelophragma alpinum (L.) Rydb.
- Phaca astragalina DC.
- Phaca lapponica DC.
- Phaca minima All.
- Tium alpinum (L.) Rydb.
- Tragacantha alpina (L.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Astragalus alpinus (commonly known as Alpine Milk-vetch) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It is part of the broad Astragalus genus, encompassing over 3050 species globally. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Aleutian Is., Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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