XAstragalus tridactylicus - Foothills MilkvetchX
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Foothills Milkvetch (Astragalus tridactylicus), family Fabaceae (Pea/Bean)
Also known as Orophaca tridactylica. Another exammple of the large discrepancy in information from Wikipedia and the USDA Plant Database. USDA shows 419 species in the genus Astragalus. Wikipedia shows over 2,000. The genus is native to the Northern Hemisphere. We find no records of native american tribal uses of this species. It is a perennial herb.
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>Plant location: Found along Colorado 96 headed east towards Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado. May 5, 2010. GPS coordinates N38?15.076 W105?01.019, elevation 5540'. This species is found only in Colorado and Wyoming. Plant -
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