Species of plant
Astragalus miser, the timber milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[4] A perennial, it is native to western North America, except California.[3] One of the locoweeds toxic to livestock, it contains miserotoxin.[5]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[3]
- Astragalus miser var. crispatus (M.E.Jones) Cronquist – Idaho, Montana
- Astragalus miser var. decumbens (Nutt.) Cronquist – Montana, Wyoming
- Astragalus miser var. hylophilus (Rydb.) Barneby – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota
- Astragalus miser var. miser – British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
- Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist – Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
- Astragalus miser var. praeteritus Barneby – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
- Astragalus miser var. serotinus (A.Gray ex E.Cooper) Barneby – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
- Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius (Nutt.) Barneby – Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
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