PlantaeSpecies

Hedgehog Milkvetch

Astragalus echinatus

Murray

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Pea family

Genus

Astragalus

Species

Astragalus echinatus

Lifecycle & Ecology

EdibleNo

Also Known As

Astragalus pentaglottisAstragalus andrachneAstragalus sommieriAstragalus andrachneifoliusAstragalus cephalotesGlottis pentaglottisGlottis echinataTragacantha pentaglottisAstragalus stenorrhinusTragacantha imbricataAstragalus hilarisAstracantha hilarisTragacantha andrachneifoliaTragacantha andrachneAstragalus bakakrianusAstragalus brevicalyxAstracantha imbricataAstragalus stenorrhachisAstragalus cristatusAstracantha cephalotesAstragalus imbricatusAstracantha andrachneifoliaAstracantha sommieriAstragalus sefinensisAstragalus stereophyllusTragacantha hilarisTragacantha cephalotes

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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