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''A. villosus'' proliferates in sandhills and other loose, dry, sandy places. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> It can also be found in clay soils. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969 http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969] </ref>
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''A. villosus'' proliferates in sandhills and other loose, dry, sandy places. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium. </ref> It can also be found in clay soils <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969 http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969] </ref>, as well as low wet areas and pine banks <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25984 http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25984] </ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 12:19, 13 June 2018

Common name: bearded milkvetch [1], southern milkvetch [2]

Astragalus villosus
Astragalus villosus AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Astragalus
Species: A. villosus
Binomial name
Astragalus villosus
Michx.
ASTR VILL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Astragalus villosus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Phaca intonsa (Sheldon) Rydberg ex Small

Varieties: none

Description

A. villosus is an annual forb/herb of the Fabaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

A. villosus is found in the southeastern corner of the United States, specifically in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

A. villosus proliferates in sandhills and other loose, dry, sandy places. [2] It can also be found in clay soils [3], as well as low wet areas and pine banks [3]

Phenology

A. villosus flowers February-April. [4]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ASVI6
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=25969 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FSU Herbarium" defined multiple times with different content
  4. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/17/18