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Astragalus racemosus, the cream milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to central North America.[1] A selenium hyperaccumulator, it is considered capable of poisoning livestock as one of the locoweeds.[3][4]

Astragalus racemosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Astragalus
Species:	A. racemosus
Binomial name
Astragalus racemosus Pursh
Synonyms[1]
List Astragalus galegoides Nutt. Astragalus parviflorus Desf. ex Spreng. Astragalus platycarpus (Rydb.) Barneby Astragalus platycarpus var. typicus Barneby Astragalus racemosus var. brevisetus (Rydb.) M.E.Jones Astragalus racemosus var. typicus Ced.Porter Craccina racemosa (Pursh) Steven Tium brevisetum Rydb. Tium platycarpum Rydb. Tium racemosum (Pursh) Rydb. Tragacantha racemosa (Pursh) Kuntze

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

• Astragalus racemosus var. longisetus M.E.Jones – Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming, Québec
• Astragalus racemosus var. racemosus – Saskatchewan, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, Mexico Northeast
• Astragalus racemosus var. treleasei Ced.Porter – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming

References

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