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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 mongholicus, synonyms including Astragalus propinquus and Astragalus membranaceus, [1] commonly known as Mongolian milkvetch in English; [2] 'Хунчир' in Mongolian; huáng qí (Chinese: 黃芪), běi qí (Chinese: 北 芪) or huáng huā huáng qí (Chinese: 黃花 黃 耆), [3] in Mongolia, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
St. Marks Powder is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems manufacturing ball propellant [1] in Crawfordville, Florida. St. Marks makes about 6,000 tons per year, [2] making it the world's largest producer of propellant. [3] The company is a member of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI). [4]
Astragalus purshii is a small perennial herb forming low matts on the ground no taller than 14 centimeters and often less than 5 centimeters. The compound leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and are made up of many oppositely-arranged pairs of oval or rounded leaflets.
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.
Astragalus robbinsii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Robbins's milkvetch. It is native to North America, where it is widespread with several varieties originating from different regions. A. r. var. alpiniformis is endemic to Oregon. A. r. var. fernaldii is known from Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Astragalus holmgreniorum is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common names Holmgren milk-vetch and paradox milk-vetch. It is native to a tiny section of desert shrub woodland on the border between Utah and Arizona, in the far northern Mojave Desert. There are six populations remaining. [3] It is a federally listed endangered species. [4]
Astragalus albens is an annual or perennial herb producing a prostrate mat of delicate stems coated densely in silvery hairs. The leaves are generally a few centimeters long and made up of several gray-green oval-shaped leaflets less than a centimeter long each.