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Astragalus danicus has been indicated to have a number of beneficial medicinal effects, particularly in combatting high blood pressure, however health supplements labelled as 'milk-vetch' may contain extracts from a different species in the genus Astragalus. [10]
Astragalus brauntonii is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Braunton's milkvetch. It is a short-lived perennial shrub with lilac flowers that is typically found on carbonate soils in fire-prone areas. It is a opportunistic pioneer species that usually appears in the aftermath of wildfires and other disturbances.
Astragalus cicer – wild lentil, chickpea milkvetch; Astragalus cimae – Cima milkvetch; Astragalus claranus – Clara Hunt's milkvetch, Napa milkvetch; Astragalus clevelandii – Cleveland's milkvetch; Astragalus coccineus – scarlet milkvetch, scarlet locoweed; Astragalus congdonii – Congdon's milkvetch; Astragalus cremnophylax ...
Astragalus bisulcatus is a herbaceous perennial with a thick woody root-stock, growing 30 to 100 cm tall. [4] It has numerous simple stems and long pinnate leaves. The flowers are produced in narrow elongated racemes. The flowers are white or purple in color [5] and bloom in late spring and early summer. The seed pods characteristically are two ...
Astragalus eucosmus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Astragalus Species: A. eucosmus Binomial name Astragalus eucosmus B.L.Rob Species of plant Astragalus eucosmus, commonly known as elegant milkvetch or pretty milkvetch, is a species of milkvetch in the ...
Astragalus drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Drummond's milkvetch. The botanist Thomas Drummond first identified the plant during his travels in North America from 1825 to 1835, the year of his death. Astragalus drummondii is one of many plants named after him.
Astragalus boeticus, the yellow milk vetch, or Swedish coffee is a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean and the Middle ...
Astragalus agrestis is a species of milkvetch known by the common names purple milkvetch, purple loco, and field milkvetch. It is native to much of western and northern North America from most of Canada to the southwestern United States, as well as eastern Asia. It grows in vernally moist areas such as meadows, [2] and is often found in sagebrush.